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Western Australia's premier cultural organisation, housing WA’s scientific and cultural collection.
Western Australia
Joined September 2010
We're incredibly honoured to announce that our @Eurovision journey is now showcased in the "Keytar Solos on a Mountaintop" Exhibition at the @wamuseum Boola Bardip! 🎹 More info and tickets here: https://t.co/uJJFaRcfA8
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Out of this world opens today at the Museum of Geraldton. On display until 26 May, this @naagovau touring exhibition explores Australia's role in the space race. Find out more and plan your visit: https://t.co/CKokWIo3f7 NAA: A1500, K17370 @wamuseum
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Dofleinia armata (striped anemone) - Broome. Its body is covered with nematocysts (stinging cells). Each n-cyst is loaded with neurotoxins that interfere with the nervous system by switching off electrical signals in the cells. No comm's b/w cells leads to paralysis ☠️ look out🦀
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New dawn for the Night Parrot. 🦜 Thanks to a new specimen now at @wamuseum Boola Bardip and advanced long read DNA sequencing, we’ve published the first fully annotated genome of the elusive ground-dwelling Night Parrot @NCBI.
csiro.au
We’ve sequenced the genome of the Night Parrot, Australia’s rarest and most elusive bird.
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WA Museum’s collections have helped Bandyup Women prisoners tell their personal stories. Participants in the Western Australian Museum program said they gained the skills and confidence to better express themselves. @wamuseum
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Our palaeontology team is unearthing multiple Diprotodon skeletons near Karratha! 🌏 These ancient marsupials, related to koalas and wombats, weighed up to 2.8T, and excavation is crucial to preserve them from flood damage. Stay tuned! More to come 🐨 @WAMuseumFdn @SinoIron
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Get SQUIDcited 🦑 Dr. Kat Bolstad, a deep-sea squid expert from @ALCESonline at @AUTuni, is joining us soon at the WA Museum Collections & Research facility to identify the diverse deep-sea squids collected during the @CSIRO 2022 RV Investigator expedition. Stay tuned!
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How would you handle a Night at the Museum? We've invited Pete, Matt & Kymba from @Mix945Perth to find out tonight as they 'entomb' themselves in our Discovering Ancient Egypt Exhibition. Tune in to their live broadcast from Boola Bardip Friday from 5:30am to hear all about it.
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White Spark Pictures Secures Funding Partners for New VR Films https://t.co/qOImikXra6
@whitesparkpics @nma @wamuseum @aucklandmuseum
worldscreen.com
White Spark Pictures is in development on three new VR films, courtesy of a three-year AUD$1 million investment from the National Museum of Australia, the Western Australian Museum and the Tāmaki...
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Incredible discoveries up to 5,000m below sea level in WA's Gascoyne Marine Park. @KirkendaleLisa @WestOzFish and Dr. Andrew Hosie from WA Museum were part of the team who made astonishing findings. Led by @CSIRO, dive into our web story here: https://t.co/7RwBXse6VT
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WA Museum scientists @KirkendaleLisa and Dr. Andrew Hosie were part of the team who made astonishing findings in the deep sea in WA's Gascoyne Marine Park.
Last year, we explored the mysterious world of the deep sea with researchers from @wamuseum and others aboard #RVInvestigator on a voyage to Gascoyne and Carnarvon Canyon marine parks. Here's what they found: https://t.co/8ocsUWgGBG 📷 | F. Olivier 🗞️ | @australiangeographic
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Whether your kids love monsters or mayhem, making music or creating crafts, you're bound to find something to keep them – and you – amused during the July school holidays: https://t.co/v4Bre7HMnf
@WASymphony @YirraYaakin @wamuseum #schoolholidays @STC_of_WA @geckotweets
seesawmag.com.au
There’s plenty to warm young hearts this July school holidays. Take the kids into a winter wonderland of creative pursuits.
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Yesterday marked the start of #naidocweek2023 . A week of remembrance and celebration of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people, their culture and their histories. Celebrate at WA Museum with events on daily. Explore our full program here ➡️ https://t.co/CUrAQxIqt4
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Exciting discovery in WA! A @BushBlitz2 expedition has uncovered a species of stink bug new to science. The team worked together to document and study the flora and fauna in the Esperance region. Support our wildlife and the future of conservation by following #BushBlitz.
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New discovery alert! 🦎 Have you heard the news? A fossil lizard has been discovered by Flinders University and WA Museum researchers. It is by far the largest skink that ever lived and was 1000 times bigger than the common garden skink. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/BQhkcK9FJA
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We've written a neat summary about this fantastic beast in @ConversationEDU
@michael_s_y_lee @HvyMetalPalaeo
https://t.co/dmXIx2raBt
theconversation.com
Researchers have found an armoured fossil skink 1,000 times heavier than the ones in your garden. Its closest living relative is the shingleback lizard.
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Happy @WorldOceansDay! Heaps to do but couldn’t imagine a better crew to be tackling marine biodiversity gaps in WA than AZ team at @wamuseum (& incredible partners of course)!!! Seahorse ‘rock’ from gorgeous Karratha intertidal, do you 👀 it?
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Life on the Nile is revealed in a new major exhibition Discovering Ancient Egypt, which opens this Saturday at WA Museum Boola Bardip. Tickets on sale now! Discover Ancient Wonders ➡️ https://t.co/3J6IeVk5uZ
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Something exciting is on its way to WA Museum Boola Bardip today 👀
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