A NEW MUSEUM FOR WA
Opening this year on 21 November, the highly anticipated New Museum for WA will be a source of pride for the community of Western Australia, and a fitting gateway to our extraordinary State.
The State’s unique cultural and scientific collections will come alive with innovative new exhibits, activations and digital technology exploring subjects such as the formation of the Universe, WA’s latest inventions, extinct dinosaurs, newly discovered species, WA’s local communities and our greater role in the world. As the internal galleries of the WA Museum take shape, there is a wave of excitement to see this labour of love finished and open for all to enjoy and see.
Featured are eight major permanent galleries which are all multi-disciplinary. The Museum has been developed with a People First approach with more than 50,000 people being involved in consultation processes focusing on accessibility, inclusion, education, children and young people. Woven throughout the Museum are stories and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, recognising the primary rights of Australia’s first peoples in practicing and expressing their cultural heritage. The venue will be a place for sharing ideas, promoting discussion and debate about our past, present and future, discovering nature’s diversity, transforming landscapes, climate change and will feature highlights from the State’s Collections – thus ensuring that your visit will be exciting, entertaining, participatory and informative.
