SEE, TOUCH AND FEEL Experience the WA Museum at events all around Perth. Providing enriching and engaging activities on a range of topics, the Museum in a Container is supported by Santos Limited. Touch, feel and see exhibits up close. A great opportunity for children and families of all ages to enjoy science! ABOUT MUSEUM…
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Our upcoming March event, Bayonets and Butterflies, required us to do quite a bit of research on butterflies in museums. We found some fantastic information as well as links, and we’d love to share them with you. Did you know? Monarch butterflies journey from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, a distance…
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On Friday February 7th, Committee Members from Artefact Circle, our Donor Giving group, were given a personal tour of the New Museum for WA by Alec Coles, WA Museum CEO. The group were escorted throughout the new museum site and were able to see the amazing progress that has been made in the lead up…
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The Foundation for the WA Museum wishes to congratulate the WA State Government for its continued commitment to deliver a world-class New Museum for Western Australia. Construction of the New Museum has reached practical completion, on time and within budget, and today, Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman, unveiled the redeveloped buildings in front…
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When Christmas comes around each year, there are certain traditional elements that tend to appear. From robins and mistletoe to stockings and candy canes. All these iconic Christmas emblems share a heritage of giving and sharing. Is there another you know of? Send it through to us at foundation@fwam.com.au and we’ll add it in. The…
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Philanthropy defines a wide range of giving activities. From volunteering, events and raffle ticket purchase all the way to annual sponsorship, research support and corporate lecture series. Often, when giving to a worthy cause, it is difficult to see the benefits of your donation. Those of us who work at Foundation for the WA Museum love…
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Woodside’s social contribution strategy focuses on creating capacity through long-term, strategic investment in its communities. The Foundation for the WA Museum has developed a unique and highly successful partnership with Woodside and the WA Museum spanning an impressive 20 years. Delivering award winning education and research outcomes, the partnership has strong links to STEM (Science,…
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Tickets to our annual Christmas event are now available for purchase. Wednesday 18 December | 6:30pm – 8:30pm Bob’s Bar – Perth City The Foundation for the WA Museum along with the Artefact Circle Committee invite you to attend our annual Christmas fundraising party. Guests will be treated to the wonderful sounds of Perth’s…
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Minderoo Grant Update These are the 120 million-year-old teeth of an extinct marine reptile called Coniasaurus, found by WA Museum scientists this year in Kalbarri, north of Western Australia. There were no reports of this group of marine lizards in the Southern Hemisphere until now – it is quite an achievement of a…
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The magic of Ruth Tarvydas, a pioneering Western Australian fashion designer, will live on through the WA Museum with thirty-five of her iconic garments being gifted in perpetuity.
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