WA Museum Boola Bardip

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WA Museum Boola Bardip, meaning 'many stories' in the local Nyoongar language, is an award-winning cultural destination that shares the stories of Western Australia.

04/06/2026

“A state trip back in the late 90s cost about $30,000 to take 24 players over from memory.”

That's how Danielle Fagents remembers the reality of women's football in WA. Despite kicking the ball around with her brother since she was a small child, she didn't always feel like she belonged on the field.

She was the only girl at what is now known as Auskick, and didn't encounter other women who played football until after she left school.

Even then, passion only got players so far. Women had to pay their own way, covering the costs for uniforms, travel, accommodation and the chance to represent their State.

In Playing with Passion: Breaking barriers in women's sport, WA Museum curators will share stories like Danielle's, exploring the obstacles women faced and the creative ways they ensured they could keep playing the sports they loved.

Don't sit this one out: https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/playing-passion-breaking-barriers-womens-sport

🌧️ Welcome Makuru, the season of fertility.It's time to rug up! As our seasons shift, we begin to see heavy rains, cold ...
03/06/2026

🌧️ Welcome Makuru, the season of fertility.

It's time to rug up! As our seasons shift, we begin to see heavy rains, cold mornings and waterways filling up.

Traditionally this meant it was time to move inland, and food sources changed from sea to land.

It is also a season where animals begin to pair up in preparation for the coming season. If you turn your eyes to the sky, you might spot Wardongs (ravens) flying together or Mali (Black Swan) gathering on lakes and rivers as they prepare to nest and breed.

02/06/2026

🎶 Our WA Maritime Museum Choir has been learning Beds Are Burning for National Reconciliation Week.

Over the past four weeks, the choir has gathered each week to rehearse, with Carus Thompson guiding the group on guitar. After lots of hard work, and fun of course, they are ready to share their final recording!

Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil was chosen by Reconciliation Australia for this year’s Voices for Reconciliation, calling on Australians to be 'All In' for justice and reconciliation, and for all Australians to know our history.

A huge thank you to everyone who took part. Your voices, and message, are beautiful!

🎥 Soco Studios, WA Museum

One woman's vision changed thousands of children's lives forever.Professor Fiona Stanley AC is one of WA's most influent...
31/05/2026

One woman's vision changed thousands of children's lives forever.

Professor Fiona Stanley AC is one of WA's most influential voices in medicine, public health and social change.

After moving to Perth in 1956, she went on to study medicine at UWA, at a time when very few women were entering the field. Her path took her through hospitals, Aboriginal health clinics, universities, government and public health research – transforming how we understand maternal and child health.

A former Australian of the Year, Fiona Stanley's work helped place WA at the forefront of global health research. Her story is one of compassion, courage and relentless belief in knowledge.

Now, Perth Symphony Orchestra is bringing that story to the stage, as part of its WA Stories series.

Through choral music, string orchestra and piano, live performance, visuals, and narration by lifelong friend Desiree Silva, this intimate chamber production traces Fiona Stanley's journey from trainee doctor to the pivotal moment that reshaped her life's work.

📅 Friday 24 & Saturday 25 July, 7.30pm
🔗 Book your seat: https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/fiona-stanley

To celebrate National Biscuit Day, check out these biscuit tins through the decades.Established in Cottesloe in 1898, be...
29/05/2026

To celebrate National Biscuit Day, check out these biscuit tins through the decades.

Established in Cottesloe in 1898, before moving to a factory in South Fremantle, Mills and Ware were the largest supplier of biscuits in WA – and the largest industrial employer of women in the State!

Their biscuits and cakes were a staple in Perth households and although the factory closed in 1992, eventually being taken over by Arnott's, the age-old question remains:

When the family pack comes out, which biscuit disappears first?

Paige James’ love of movement started young, flipping off couches and playground bars as a kid with energy to burn.That ...
27/05/2026

Paige James’ love of movement started young, flipping off couches and playground bars as a kid with energy to burn.

That energy led her to gymnastics, where she became the first Indigenous gymnast selected for an Australian team, representing her country at just 12 years old.

A proud Wongi/Yamatji and Bidjara woman from Perth, Paige went on to win national and international medals, and was mentored by Olympic legend Cathy Freeman through the Sport Australia Hall of Fame program.

With a deep sense of cultural pride, she has shown that talent, heart and support can take you further than you ever imagined. Since them, she has continued to embrace culture, family and Parna (country), finding a strong sense of identity through her connection to plants, animals and the environment.

This National Reconciliation Week, Paige joins our Moorditj Yorgas in Sport panel, alongside other incredible Aboriginal sportswomen sharing stories of sport, strength, community and cultural pride.

Book your seat: https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/moorditj-yorgas-sport

We have a very special visitor for next weeks Storytime!Local author Sandra Ruddle will be reading her children's book L...
26/05/2026

We have a very special visitor for next weeks Storytime!

Local author Sandra Ruddle will be reading her children's book Lockie the Famous City Dog, inspired by her much-loved Golden Retriever's adventures around Perth.

The tail-wagging hero of the story herself will be joining us, and we hear she's hopeful for a few gentle pats from visiting families (or anyone willing to tell her she's a good girl)!

🗓️ Monday 1 June 2026, 10.30–11am
📌 Visit the Information Desk on arrival

Narelle Henry was a young girl with big dreams when she signed her first professional contract with the Perth Breakers.A...
22/05/2026

Narelle Henry was a young girl with big dreams when she signed her first professional contract with the Perth Breakers.

A proud Noongar woman born on Whadjuk Country in Boorloo, Narelle’s WNBL opportunity was made possible by the mentors, family and community members who saw what she was capable of – and helped her see it too.

The game taught her discipline, resilience and the importance of having the right people in your corner. Those lessons have been with her ever since, as she transitioned from athlete to coach, teacher and now General Manager of Ember Connect.

Today, Narelle works to build the same kind of support around First Nations women that helped her own journey. And, as a mother of two daughters, that work is personal. She wants Indigenous young women to grow up proud, confident and able to walk into any space knowing they belong.

Next month, Narelle joins our Moorditj Yorgas in Sport panel, alongside other incredible Aboriginal sportswomen sharing stories of sport, strength, community and cultural pride.

Book your seat: https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/moorditj-yorgas-sport

Meet Michael, who assists behind-the-scenes of the Museum alongside our conservation team.Michael has volunteered with t...
21/05/2026

Meet Michael, who assists behind-the-scenes of the Museum alongside our conservation team.

Michael has volunteered with the WA Museum for around 5 years, combining his background working in the Micro-Biology Laboratory at Royal Perth Hospital with his degree in historical studies.

Under supervision in the Conservation Laboratory, he works mainly on iron artefacts recovered from shipwrecks, using the level of care necessary when handling delicate artefact materials.

In these photos, Michael can be seen removing dust from a model in the Museum collection, applying a rust converter/inhibitor to an anchor recovered from the brigantine Fairy Queen 1860 shipwreck and removing concretion from the remains of an early smoothing iron recovered from the barque Eglinton 1842 shipwreck.

You can see his handiwork at the WA shipwrecks museum, where some artefacts from the Eglinton shipwreck are on display.

Michael is passionate about preserving history, explaining: "My interests lie with historical things, and the treatments I apply enable me to help preserve objects of historical importance to our State Museum and the people of Western Australia."

Thank you, Michael, for the care, skill and time you bring to the Museum.

Happy National Volunteer Week!

🐝 It’s World Bee Day, so let’s talk about one bee that's been keeping a few secrets in our gardens.The red-eyed resin be...
20/05/2026

🐝 It’s World Bee Day, so let’s talk about one bee that's been keeping a few secrets in our gardens.

The red-eyed resin bee, Megachile aurifrons, is commonly found across Australia and is a regular guest in Perth gardens. Like other resin bees, it is solitary, which means each female builds and provisions her own nest rather than living in a larger colony.

However, a recent study by Terry Houston and Kerry Stuart has shown this little bee has a slightly unusual nesting habit.

While most solitary bees build one sealed cell for each egg, providing a small supply of pollen and nectar for their larvae, this bee creates communal brood cells where 4–8 larvae feed from the same supply.

It's an efficient little set up that may also explain why the species is so widespread: More offspring for less effort.

Even better, this discovery was made using bee observation hotels – which you can set up at home yourself! Turns out, your everyday garden space can help scientists better understand our native bees.

So if you have a bee hotel at home, you are not only giving pollinators a place to nest, you might also be helping reveal what they get up to behind closed doors...

📷 Image 1: A male red-eyed resin bee on flowers. Images 2–3 A female bee carrying leaf pulp to her nest hollowing and sealing the entrance. Courtesy of Kerry Stuart.

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