Embedded in the fabric of our community
The WA Museum strives towards being at the heart of our community. Why? Because an informed and engaged community can work together for a better future.
The WA Museum creates a sense of belonging, gives our community members a voice, and creates emotional connections. The Museum is a place for learning and shared experiences, and a space of shared origins and history.
Exciting new discoveries in the Houtman Abrolhos Island
A team of marine biologists and maritime archaeologists from the Western Australian Museum are celebrating a host of new discoveries, following a recent expedition to the Houtman Abrolhos Islands.
WA Museum Head of Aquatic Zoology, Dr Lisa Kirkendale, said the team had been thrilled to return to such a biodiverse and ecologically significant area. Find out more.
Shining a spotlight on biodiversity in the Pilbara
Leveraging cutting-edge genomic techniques and established morphological methods (classification based on physical characteristics), the research provides a unique opportunity to help develop baseline data on the Pilbara’s insect fauna – a task that was previously not possible due to the limited trained carabid beetle experts in Australia.
Gold Fields team plants for the future at Museum of the Goldfields
Staff members from major partner Gold Fields were on hand on Monday, 9 December 2024, to assist with the planting of over 70 new native plants in the expanded Aboriginal Bush Food & Medicine Garden at the Museum of the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The Aboriginal Bush Food & Medicine Garden at the Museum of the Goldfields was established in 2022 to preserve and share Aboriginal knowledge. Find out more.
2024 strategic grant creates lasting local and global impact
The WA Museum has allocated the grant funding to a project addressing the demand for digital access to the WA Museum collections, and to a project focused on the Museum of the Great Southern.
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