List of museums in Western Australia

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This list of museums in Western Australia contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries.

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NameLocationRegionTypeLinks
Albany Convict Gaol Museum Albany Great Southern PrisonAlbany Historical Society [1]
Albany Co-operative Store Albany Great SouthernLocal historyAlbany Historical Society website [2]
The Brig Amity Albany Great SouthernMaritimeOperated by the Museum of the Great Southern, replica early 19th century two-masted brig museum ship
Argyle Downs Homestead Museum Kununurra Kimberley Historic house website, also known as the Duracks Museum, 1880s pioneer homestead
Army Museum of Western Australia Fremantle Greater PerthMilitaryCollections housed in an historic artillery barracks
Art Gallery of Western Australia Perth Greater Perth ArtPart of the Perth Cultural Centre
ArtGeo Busselton South WestArt website, municipal art gallery
Augusta Historical Museum Augusta South WestLocal history information
Australia Inland Mission Hospital Museum Lake Grace WheatbeltMedical information, former hospital of the Australian Inland Mission
Australian Sailing Museum Mandurah PeelMaritimeIncludes yacht models, history of Australian sailing, sailors from the 19th century, maritime art
Aviation Heritage Museum PerthGreater PerthAviationCreated and maintained by the RAAF Association of Western Australia, military and civilian aircraft, aircraft replicas and aircraft engines
Avondale Discovery Farm Beverley WheatbeltFarmResearch farm with historical buildings and a farming equipment museum, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Azelia Ley Homestead Museum Hamilton Hill Greater PerthLocal history website
Bailup Ford Farm Bailup Greater PerthAutomotive information, open by appointment
Bellview Shell Collection Witchcliffe South WestNatural history information, shells and coral
Belmont Museum Belmont Greater PerthLocal history website
Berkshire Valley Folk Museum Moora WheatbeltOpen air information
Berndt Museum of Anthropology Crawley Greater PerthAnthropologyAboriginal art and culture, artefacts from Melanesia, Asia and Southeast Asia, part of the University of Western Australia
Beverley Aeronautical Museum Beverley WheatbeltAerospace information, tribute to the aviators of Western Australia
Boyup Brook Pioneers Museum Boyup Brook South WestLocal history information
Broome Museum Broome KimberleyLocal history website, operated by the Broome Historical Society
Bridgedale Bridgetown South WestHistoric house website, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Bridgetown Old Gaol Bridgetown South WestPrison website, operated by the Bridgetown Historical Society
Bruce Rock Museum Bruce Rock WheatbeltLocal history information
Busselton Jetty Interpretive Centre Busselton South WestMaritimeHistory of the jetty
Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre Bunbury South WestLocal history website, operated by the City of Bunbury
Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia Whiteman Park Greater PerthLocal history website, Western Australia's bus history
Busselton Museum Busselton South WestLocal history website
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse Cape Leeuwin South WestMaritimeLighthouse tours offered daily
Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse Cape Naturaliste South WestMaritimeLighthouse tours and area maritime history
Carnamah Museum Carnamah Mid WestLocal historyOperated by the Carnamah Historical Society
Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum Carnarvon Gascoyne ScienceHistory of the OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon used for communications for NASA's Apollo Moon project
Central Greenough Historic Settlement Greenough Mid WestOpen airOperated by the National Trust of Australia, mid 19th century agriculture town
Chapman Valley Museum Nanson Mid WestLocal history website, operated by the Chapman Valley Historical Society
Chiverton House Museum Northampton Mid WestLocal history information, operated by the Northampton Historical Society, includes mining, agriculture, machinery and social history
City of Gosnells Museum – Wilkinson Homestead Gosnells Greater PerthLocal history website, early 20th century homestead with farm buildings including machinery shed, dunny and washhouse, agriculture machines
Claremont Museum Claremont Greater PerthLocal history website
Coalfields Museum Collie South WestLocal history website
Cola Café and Museum Toodyay WheatbeltBeverage website, 1950s style café with collection of Coca-Cola memorabilia
Connor's Mill Toodyay WheatbeltMillHistoric flour mill
Corrigin Pioneer Museum Corrigin WheatbeltLocal history information
Cullity Gallery Nedlands Greater PerthArt website, part of the University of Western Australia
Cunderdin Municipal Museum Cunderdin WheatbeltLocal history information
Dardanup Heritage Park Dardanup South WestTechnology website, working agricultural and industrial machinery including a steam sawmill, engines, tractors, bulldozers, horse-drawn equipment, military memorabilia and more
Dead Finish Museum Beverley WheatbeltLocal history information, operated by the Beverley Historical Society
Denmark Historical Museum Denmark Great SouthernLocal history information
Department of Fire and Emergency Services Education and Heritage Centre PerthGreater PerthFirefightingHistory of Western Australian fire services
Dinosaur World Denmark Great SouthernNatural history website, dinosaur skeletons, live birds and reptiles
Don Rhodes Mining and Transport Museum Port Hedland Pilbara Mining and railwayPublic park with an open-air display of retired mining machinery and railway rolling stock
Dowerin District Museum Dowerin WheatbeltLocal history information
Edward de Courcy Clarke Earth Science Museum Crawley Greater PerthNatural history website, minerals, rocks, fossils and meteorite, part of the University of Western Australia
Ellensbrook Yebble South WestHistoric house website, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Esperance Museum Esperance Goldfields-Esperance Local history information website
Fremantle Arts Centre FremantleGreater PerthArt website
Fremantle Prison FremantleGreater PerthPrisonMid 19th century prison including gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, tunnels and prisoner art
Friends of Donnelly Village Museum Donnelly River VillageSW Western AustraliaHeritage listed Timber Mill Village website, mid 20th century industrial site and adjoining workers village. Museum in Old School.
Goldfields War Museum Kalgoorlie-Boulder Goldfields-EsperanceMilitary information
Goomalling Museum Goomalling WheatbeltLocal history website
Grain Discovery Centre Narembeen WheatbeltAgriculture website, area wheat and grain industry
Gravity Discovery Centre Gingin WheatbeltScienceHands-on science education centre operated by the University of Western Australia, focus on physics and astronomy
Gwalia Historical Museum Gwalia Goldfields-EsperanceLocal history website
Greenbushes Eco Cultural Discovery Centre Greenbushes South WestMultiple website, area's natural history, environment, industry and heritage
Gwoonwardu Mia – Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre Carnarvon GascoyneArt website, Aboriginal culture and art
Halliday House Bayswater Greater PerthLocal history website, operated by the Bayswater Historical Society
Heathcote Museum and Gallery Applecross Greater PerthLocal history website, history of the former mental health hospital, local history and culture, art
History House Museum Armadale Greater PerthLocal history website
House of Buick Bedfordale Greater PerthAutomotive information, open by appointment
Hugh Manning Tractor & Machinery Museum Serpentine Greater PerthAgriculture information
Hyden Pioneer Town Hyden WheatbeltLocal history information
Irwin District Museum Dongara Mid WestLocal history website, operated by the Irwin District Historical Society
Jarrahdale Old Post Office Museum Jarrahdale Darling RangeLocal history website
John Curtin Gallery Bentley Greater PerthArt website, part of Curtin University
Kalamunda History Village Kalamunda Darling RangeOpen air website, operated by the Kalamunda and Districts Historical Society, features over a dozen restored heritage buildings
Kalgoorlie Boulder Racing Club Museum Kalgoorlie-Boulder Goldfields-EsperanceSports website, horse racing memorabilia
King Cottage Museum Bunbury South West Local history information, operated by the Bunbury Historical Society
Koorda and Districts Museum Koorda WheatbeltMedical information, former hospital
Kununurra Museum Kununurra KimberleyLocal history website, operated by the Kununurra Historical Society
Lace Place Hyden WheatbeltTextile information, hand-made and machined lace, antique gowns
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery Crawley Greater PerthArt website, part of the University of Western Australia
Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage Bluff Point Mid West Local history information, operated by the Geraldton-Greenough Historical Society
Mandurah Community Museum Mandurah PeelLocal history website
Mangowine Homestead Nungarin WheatbeltHistoric house website, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Manjimup Timber Park Manjimup South WestForestry website, state's timber industry
Melville Discovery Centre Booragoon Greater PerthLocal history website, social history and culture
Merredin Military Museum Merredin WheatbeltMilitary information
Merredin Railway Museum Merredin WheatbeltRailway information, information, operated by the Meredin Historical Society
Miller Bakehouse Museum Melville Greater PerthIndustry website, operated by the Melville Historical Society, 19th century wood-fired bakehouse
Motor Museum of Western Australia Whiteman Park Greater PerthAutomotive website, cars, motorcycles, memorabilia
Mount Flora Regional Museum Watermans Bay Greater PerthLocal history website
Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre Derby KimberleyArt website, Mowanjum Community art and culture
Mundaring Travelling Museum Mundaring Darling Range Local historyOperated by Lost Mundaring & Surroundings Local History Museum. Features temporary and permanent exhibitions telling the story of people, place and events in the Shire of Mundaring.
Mundaring District Museum Mundaring Darling Range Local historyOperated by the Mundaring and Hills Historical Society
Museum of Fishing & The Sea - The Packout RoomPort DenisonMidwest RegionCrayfishing and Natural History of the Irwin Coast website 2 McIntyre Cove, Port Denison. Operated by Irwin Districts Historical Society.
Museum of Performing Arts PerthGreater PerthPerforming artsLocated in His Majesty's Theatre, memorabilia including costumes, photographs, press clippings, scripts, scores and other historic pieces
Museum of Natural History, Academy of Taxidermy Guildford Greater PerthNatural history website, stuffed animal mounts
Museum of PerthPerthGreater PerthLocal history website, operated by Perth History Association Inc
Narembeen Museums Narembeen WheatbeltLocal history information, includes the St Paul's Museum, History Museum and History and Machinery Museum
New Norcia Museum New Norcia WheatbeltReligious website, history of the Aboriginal mission and an art gallery
Newcastle Gaol Museum ToodyayWheatbeltPrisonAlso known as Newcastle Gaol Museum, includes courtroom, prison cells and police stables
No 1 Pump Station Mundaring Darling RangeTechnology website, operated by the National Trust of Australia, steam pump station for water for the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
Northampton Motors & Machinery Shed Northampton Mid WestTechnology information, motors, trucks and tractors
Northcliffe Pioneer Museum Northcliffe South WestLocal history website, local industry, domestic life and work on the dairy farms, aboriginal tools, fossils, rocks, minerals, machinery
The Nostalgia Box Perth Greater PerthTechnology website, video game consoles
Nungarin Heritage Machinery and Army Museum Nungarin WheatbeltMultiple website, area pioneer and army heritage including Army vehicles, uniforms and equipment, agricultural machinery, memorabilia, dolls, toys
Old Blythewood Pinjarra PeelHistoric house website, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Old Court House Law Museum PerthGreater PerthLawOperated by the Law Society of Western Australia, history of the law, legal issues and the legal profession in Western Australia
Old Farm, Strawberry Hill Albany Great SouthernHistoric house website, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Old Mill, Perth PerthGreater PerthMillRestored tower windmill
Old Railway Station Museum Northam WheatbeltLocal history information
Old Roebourne Gaol Roebourne Pilbara Local history information
HMAS Ovens FremantleGreater PerthMaritimePart of the Western Australian Museum, Oberon class submarine museum ship
Patrick Taylor Cottage Museum Albany Great SouthernHistoric house website, operated by the Albany Historical Society, 1830s wattle and daub home, oldest surviving dwelling in Western Australia
Peninsula Farm Maylands Greater PerthHistoric houseMid-19th-century farmer's cottage, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Perth Gaol PerthGreater PerthPrisonPart of the Western Australian Museum
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts PerthGreater PerthArtContemporary art
Perth Mint PerthGreater PerthNumismaticTours of the mint, coins
Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre Booragoon Greater PerthEnvironment website, the environment, sustainable living
Pinnacles Desert Discovery Centre Cervantes Wheatbelt Natural historyGeology, plants, animals, cultural heritage of the Pinnacles Desert
Princess Royal Fortress Albany Great SouthernMilitary website, historic fort with restored shore batteries, armouries, barracks, the 10th Light Horse display, collection of naval guns and torpedoes
Residency Museum (York) York WheatbeltLocal history website, operated by the Shire of York
Revolutions Transport Museum Whiteman Park Greater PerthTransportation information, land transportation including horse-drawn vehicles
Ridley's Motor Museum Bertram Greater PerthAutomotive information
Rockingham Historical Society Museum Rockingham Greater PerthLocal history information
Rottnest Island Museum Rottnest Island Greater PerthLocal history information
Round House FremantleGreater PerthPrisonOldest building still standing in Western Australia
Royal Western Australian Historical Society Museum Nedlands, Western Australia PerthStatewide website, large collection of photographs and memorabilia of Perth and Western Australia.
Russ Cottage Dongara Mid WestHistoric house website, operated by the Irwin District Historical Society
Scitech PerthGreater PerthScienceInteractive exhibits about science, technology, engineering and maths
Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery Centre Denham GascoyneMultipleNatural history, maritime and cultural heritage of Shark Bay, a World Heritage Site
Slater Homestead Goomalling WheatbeltHistoric house website
Southern Cross & Yilgarn Districts Historical Museum Southern Cross WheatbeltLocal history information
South West Rail and Heritage Centre Boyanup South WestRailway website, operated by Rail Heritage WA
Sisters of St John of God Heritage Center Broome KimberleyReligious website, social history related to the Sisters of St John of God and Aboriginal people of the Kimberley
Subiaco Museum Subiaco Greater PerthLocal history
Swan Guildford Historical Society Guildford Greater PerthHistory Museum website, Colonial Gaol, Taylor's Cottage, social history of Guildford and the Swan Valley
Tractor Museum of Western Australia Whiteman Park Greater PerthTransportation website, vintage tractors, trucks and stationary engines, replica settlers cottage
Vickers Holden Museum Furnissdale PeelAutomotive information, Holden cars, open by appointment
WACA Museum PerthGreater PerthSportsOperated by the Western Australian Cricket Association, history of cricket and other sports played at WACA Ground
Wagin Historical Village Wagin Great SouthernOpen air website
Wanneroo Museum Wanneroo Greater PerthLocal history website
Warden Finnerty's Residence Coolgardie Goldfields-EsperanceHistoric house website, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Warmun Art Centre Kununurra KimberleyArt website
West Coast Motor Museum Mandurah PeelAutomotive website, over 50 vehicles from 1915 on
Western Australia Medical Museum Subiaco Greater PerthMedical information
Museum of the Great Southern Albany Great SouthernLocal history website, Natural and social history of the region
Museum of Geraldton Geraldton Mid WestLocal history website, Heritage of the land, sea and people of the Mid West region
Museum of the Goldfields Kalgoorlie-Boulder Goldfields-EsperanceMining website, History of the Eastern Goldfields and the city's mining heritage
Western Australian Museum PerthGreater PerthNatural history website, Culture of the local Aboriginal people, State's natural history, geology – Closed until 2020
WA Shipwrecks Museum FremantleGreater PerthMaritime website, Features relics from ships wrecked along Western Australia's coastline
WA Maritime Museum FremantleGreater PerthMaritime website, Includes HMAS Ovens submarine, boats, fishing, cargoes, naval defence, steam machines
Western Australian Rail Transport Museum Bassendean Greater PerthRailwayHeritage steam locomotives and rolling stock
Whale World Albany Great SouthernNatural history website, whales and whale industry history, located in a former whaling station
Wireless Hill Museum Ardross Greater PerthTelecommunicationsHistoric radio station
Wongan Hills and District Museum Wongan Hills WheatbeltLocal history information
Wonnerup House Wonnerup South WestHistoric houseMid-19th-century house, includes historic school and teacher's house, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Woodbridge House Woodbridge Greater PerthHistoric house website, operated by the National Trust of Australia, late 19th-century mansion
Woodloes Homestead Cannington Greater PerthHistoric houseMid-19th-century house, designed and build by Francis Bird, operated by Canning Districts Historical Society
Wubin Wheatbin Museum Wubin WheatbeltAgriculture information, wheat farming
Wyalkatchem CBH Agricultural Museum Wyalkatchem WheatbeltAgriculture information, agricultural, transport exhibits
Yarloop Workshops Yarloop WheatbeltRailwayHistoric railway workshops with working steam engines, used for forestry industry trains
York Courthouse Complex York WheatbeltPrison website, operated by the National Trust of Australia, includes courthouse, cell block and police station
York Motor Museum York WheatbeltAutomotive website, vintage and classic motor vehicles

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