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News & Events

Equilibrium, WA Museum and Nick Cave website dominate the Australian Web Awards
Equilibrium, in partnership with the Western Australian Museum scooped the pool at the Australian Web Awards winning four major awards for ‘Nick Cave – the exhibition’, including Most Outstanding website... more

Australian museums collaborate to uncover the mysteries of Kimberley coast marine life
A new project led by the Western Australian Museum and partnered by Woodside Energy, is set to extensively add to our understanding of the marine biodiversity of Australia’s remote north-west... more

The original Boxing Kangaroo flag heads home
After 26 years on American soil the original Boxing Kangaroo flag, made famous by Australia II when it won the historic 1983 America’s Cup, today returned home to Fremantle... more

Duncan Merrilees 1922 to 2009
Duncan Merrilees, Curator of Palaeontology 1960-1979, passed away peacefully on Thursday September 10... more

Desert cameras detect space fireball
Researchers from the Western Australian Museum, the Imperial College in London and Ondrejov Observatory in the Czech Republic have identified a unique meteorite and its orbit in the Solar System... more

Children launch their own exhibition at the WA Museum – Albany
The WA Museum – Albany is launching a new exhibition on 8 August, featuring themes and objects selected and created entirely by young people... more

Museum exhibition to celebrate people who shaped Kalgoorlie
The Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie Boulder is opening a new exhibition about the iconic people who have helped make the Goldfields what it is today... more

Mr Ken Colbung, Fellow of the Western Australian Museum
Mr Ken Colbung, MBE, JP, AM has been appointed as a Fellow of the Western Australian Museum... more

Changes to opening hours at the WA Museum
As of Wednesday August 5, 2009 the Western Australian Museum will begin operating on a six-day week with all seven public sites... more

Closing soon
On 31 July 2009 the Fremantle History Museum will close its doors... more

Edward Burtynsky's Minescapes available now
Australian Minescapes features a series of compelling and tactile large scale photographs of Australian mine sites taken from the air... more

Online Resources

HMAS Sydney
Listen to the lectures and interviews from the HMAS Sydney anniversary...more


	JADE BUDDHA FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE
31 October – 15 November 2009 The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is coming to Perth. The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is the largest Buddha carved from gemstone quality jade in the world…more

JOURNEYS OF ENLIGHTENMENT – FRENCH EXPLORATION OF TERRES AUSTRALES

Exhibition closes 30 October 2009

Journeys of Enlightenment – French exploration of Terres Australes is an exhibition developed by the Western Australian Museum that celebrates the dramatic and often tragic journeys of the 18^th and 19^th century explorers…more


	THE BATAVIA GALLERY
Permanent exhibition The Batavia Gallery is the centerpiece of the Shipwreck Galleries. It houses the reconstructed remains of the VOC ship the Batavia which was excavated by Maritime archaeologists in the 1970s…more

MINI MUSES: KIRI THE KOOYI

19 November 2009

Minimuses is a series of monthly introductions to native fauna designed for children five years and under. Children learn interesting facts about Australian animals through role play, song and music…more

EDWARD BURTYNSKY: AUSTRALIAN MINESCAPES

4 December 2009 – 14 February 2010

A stunning collection of photographs by internationally acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky will be on display at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton from the 4 December 2009…more


	DIGGERS, DEALERS & DOERS People who have made Kalgoorlie great
Opens 1 August 2009 An exhibition that showcases some of the colourful characters, historic figures, ordinary folk and contemporary personalities of Kalgoorlie…more

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Online Resources

JADE BUDDHA FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE

JOURNEYS OF ENLIGHTENMENT – FRENCH EXPLORATION OF TERRES AUSTRALES

THE BATAVIA GALLERY

MINI MUSES: KIRI THE KOOYI

EDWARD BURTYNSKY: AUSTRALIAN MINESCAPES

DIGGERS, DEALERS & DOERS People who have made Kalgoorlie great

DIGGERS, DEALERS & DOERS
People who have made Kalgoorlie great