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Museum of the Great Southern

Locality: Albany, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9841 4844

Address: Residency Rd 6330 Albany, WA, Australia

Website: museum.wa.gov.au/greatsouthern

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25.01.2022 Congratulations, Malcolm Traill winner of the 'Professional Contribution' award category in the 2020 Western Australian Heritage Awards. Malcolm's commitment to the promotion of the history and heritage of the Great Southern region has contributed to an increase in community knowledge of both Aboriginal and European stories. Read more about this years winners and the work of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage at: dplh.wa.gov.au/heritage-2020-finalists

24.01.2022 And here we go - the opening date for the new Museum for Western Australia is Saturday 21 November! We are so excited and are sure you will all plan a visit when you wander out yonder this summer! Have a fantastic weekend everyone. Check out this page for more details on the new WA Museum > https://museum.wa.gov.au/newmuseum

23.01.2022 Hurry, closing soon! Support the organisation that helps support us. Ticket sales for the Foundation for the WA Museum’s We Love Museums Lottery close 19 November. Win uniquely Western Australian prizes; buy your ticket today > www.fwam.com.au/2020Lottery

22.01.2022 Support the organisation that helps support us! Early Bird ticket sales for the Foundation for the WA Museum's Museums We Love Museums Lottery are now open. Win uniquely Western Australian prizes; buy your ticket today!

22.01.2022 There are still spaces left for tomorrow's Tuesday Curatorial! Learn from Menang man Larry Blight as he shares knowledge of his Boodja (land). Call the Museum to book: 9841 4844

20.01.2022 There is Science here for everyone to enjoy! Check it out!

19.01.2022 Expressions of interest are open for a female Noongar artist with arts management experience to work with yorgas in a community weaving/social enterprise project. Please direct EOIs to [email protected] Applications close Monday 17 August at 4pm.

19.01.2022 What an interesting insight into WAs insect life! Were very excited about the New Museum for Western Australia it opens in the Perth Cultural Centre this November!

19.01.2022 The department store on the corner of Stirling Terrace and Spencer Street was run by the Everett family who came to Albany in the 1880s from South Australia. Their entrepreneurial skills even led them to buy a salvaged shipwreck east of Esperance. View the full video, Stirling Terrace Pavers, on the Distant Discoveries website: http://museum.wa.gov.au/distant-discoveries

19.01.2022 Congratulations to our Public Programs Officer Malcolm Traill for winning the Professional Contribution category at the 2020 WA Heritage Awards! Malcolm is a prominent figure in the promotion and awareness of history and heritage in the Great Southern region. Malcolm works tirelessly, under many hats, to increase the community's knowledge of both Aboriginal and European stories in the region. Today is Malcolm's final day in his current role at the Museum - the end of a chapte...r of a varied 26-year-long career in the heritage and history sector. Malcolm will remain a valuable local resource as he continues to deliver heritage tours and curatorial talks in our community. We wish Malcolm all the best for his future endeavours; he will be sorely missed by our team at the Museum of the Great Southern.

18.01.2022 Tjanpi Desert Weavers - NAIDOC 2020

17.01.2022 Thank you for everyone's support in donating dresses for our old girls here in the Kimberley. We have been fantastically overwhelmed by the response, here is a quick fact sheet for some of your common queries. Stay tuned for all the updates!

16.01.2022 Book your tickets now

16.01.2022 If you know someone who may wish to attend please share. Museum of the Great Southern - Dec 4 -10:30 to 1pm

15.01.2022 Always Was Always Will Be

15.01.2022 HELP! One of our beloved karracks (cockatoo) is missing from its perch! These birds were commissioned by the Aboriginal Heritage Reference Group as part of the Yurlman project in 2017. Noongar elders and youth engraved each feather as a memory of the event.... They are of great value to the Noongar community as they commemorate a very special event in our recent history. If you have any information relating to the whereabouts of the bird, please email or call the Museum: 9841 4844 or [email protected]

13.01.2022 Commemorate Remembrance Day 2020 with this pictorial record of the Australian Troops who departed from Albany for the Great War. This publication includes 23 black & white photographs, including a panorama of ships anchored in King George Sound. Price: $15.00. Available from the Museum of the Great Southern Shop.

12.01.2022 We're looking for volunteers! Our volunteer guides assist visitors around the decks of the Brig Amity, collect cash sales, and provide invaluable historical knowledge. If you're interested in coming aboard, contact us by email [email protected]

09.01.2022 Aboriginal History WA - Family History Session Join Aboriginal History WA (AHWA) for a free family history session. Learn about historical State record collections containing ancestral information. The AHWA will also discuss a current research project exploring the history of Wadjemup (Rottnest Island) between 1900-1931. Date & Time: Friday, 4 December, 10:30am to 12:30pm... Where: Museum of the Great Southern, Albany Register your attendance to Duane Kelly: [email protected] or call 08 9427 3473. Website: http://bit.ly/38vCfYV See more

09.01.2022 How did Quaranup, the Albany Quarantine Station, get its name? Is it a fabricated title, made up to sound like an aboriginal word, or is there a more authentic background to its origins? To view the full video, "Albany Quarantine", visit the Distant Discoveries website: http://museum.wa.gov.au/distant-discoveries

08.01.2022 What would Albany look like if it was the capital city of Western Australia? How much area would it occupy and how could we possibly house around 2 million people on this coastal strip? View more on the Distant Discoveries website: museum.wa.gov.au/distant-discoveries

08.01.2022 Curtin University is embarking on a project to establish a Centre for Truth-telling to reflect on Indigenous dispossession and discrimination and to draw Australians together through The Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Art.

07.01.2022 Please call the Museum on 98414844 to book a place.

07.01.2022 Associate Curator, Indigenous Art Art Gallery Western Australia is a-hiring the closing date is now extended to 17 August 2020. Please see link below to the Associate Curator, Indigenous Art position: Specified Callings Level 1, Public Sector CSA Agreement 2019, $69,165 - $93,345 per annum.... This position is a fixed-term position for 2 years. The closing date for applications is now 17 (was 10) August 2020. I especially encourage Noongar people to apply. https://search.jobs.wa.gov.au/page.php

06.01.2022 Our friends over at the Wave Energy Research Centre are hosting this event tomorrow at 5pm at Albany Entertainment Centre. Tickets: https://www.ptt.wa.gov.au///whats-on/sense-sustainability/

05.01.2022 The Western Australian Government has announced that mandatory contact registers will be introduced from Saturday, 5 December 2020 - including at museums. Maintaining a contact register is an extra safety measure and one of the most effective ways to control the spread of COVID-19. Any person aged 16 and over will be required to register their contact details on arrival. To avoid delays, we strongly encourage you to use SafeWA, the WA Government’s free, secure and contactless QR code app. Download it before you arrive, via Apple App Store or Google Play. You can also register using a paper-based system if you don’t have a smartphone, or have not downloaded the App. https://www.wa.gov.au//covid-c/covid-19-coronavirus-safewa

05.01.2022 Can't wait until the New Museum opens on Saturday 21 November 2020. Go to the WA Museum website for more information: http://museum.wa.gov.au/newmuseum

04.01.2022 Don't forget to sign up for a ticket in the ballot!

02.01.2022 Your new Museum has a new name! Just announced by WA Treasurer and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt MLA, it is WA Museum Boola Bardip. WA Museum B...oola Bardip is the place where many people share many stories. It is located on Whadjuk Nyoongar Country, and Boola Bardip is Nyoongar for many stories. Learn more about the name here > www.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip The free ticket ballot was officially launched this morning by Culture and the Arts Minister, David Templeman MLA. There's no rush! Register anytime before 30 September (11:59pm) to be amongst the first to visit the new Museum during the opening celebrations, 21-29 November. There are 50,000 tickets available and the ballot will be drawn randomly from everyone thats registered across this period. If successful, youll get up to six tickets for a two-hour self-guided tour to explore WAs many stories! Register for the ticket ballot here > www.museum.wa.gov.au/ballot Prefer to register for the ballot over the phone? Please give our team a call on 1300 134 081. #BoolaBardip Museum of Geraldton WA Maritime Museum Museum of the Great Southern Museum of the Goldfields Foundation for the WA Museum Gwoonwardu Mia Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Perth Theatre Trust State Library of Western Australia Art Gallery of Western Australia Perth Cultural Centre PICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts State Theatre Centre of Western Australia Visit Perth City of Perth Yagan Square DevelopmentWA Destination Perth Tourism Western Australia Australian Museums and Galleries Association Western Australia Multiplex Construction HASSELL

01.01.2022 Join our Spymaster as he demonstrates the technologies used to hide and reveal messages. Sessions run three times daily from 5-8 October! While at the museum, collect your security pass from the Discovery Centre and unravel hidden clues to expose the double agent’s identity. 10am - 4pm... 9841 4844 See more

01.01.2022 National Science Week in the Great Southern. Some terrific events happening across the region. Check out the National Science Week Facebook page for more events and activities.

01.01.2022 Come in and do some Christmas shopping.