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Contact Us

Celina Smith

Visitor Services Supervisor
Tel 9430 7966
Fax 9430 7458

Sandy Tasker

Education Officer

(Mon, Tue, and alternate
Wed)

Tel 9430 7966

Fax 9430 7458


Welcome to the Fremantle History Museum

Fremantle History Museum

The former Asylum building on Ord Street is one of Fremantle’s most significant landmarks. It now houses the Fremantle History Museum – a museum of social history of Western Australia.

Location:
1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160
Telephone: +61 8 9430 7966 • Facsimile: +61 8 9430 7458

Opening Hours:
10am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday, 1-5pm Saturday and Public Holidays and Sundays 10.30am - 4.30pm. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Good Friday.

Entry by donation.

The Community Access Gallery a fully equipped exhibition gallery is available to community groups to mount their own exhibitions. For details on use of the Gallery call (08) 9430 7966.

Guided Tours:
Free tours of the building, with its fascinating history and "resident ghost" are conducted daily. Tel: (08) 9430 7966.

Disabled Access is available to the ground floor exhibitions only. However exhibitions on the first floor can be viewed on a video monitor. Toilets are available for the disabled.

Holiday Program:
The Fremantle History Museum offers a variety of activities for children during the school holidays.

For further information Tel: (08) 9430 7966