Perth Museums WA
Western
Australian
Museum
Western
Australia's
largest
and
most
comprehensive
museum.
Visitors
can
view
the
State's
unique
animals,
birds
and
marine
life
in
the
larger
galleries,
enjoy
the
intimacy
of
the
colourful
butterfly
gallery
or
look
back
into
the
ancient
past
in
the
Aboriginal
gallery.
A dinosaur
gallery
completes
the
experience.
The
complex
is
home
to
some
of
Perth's
oldest
buildings
including
the
original
Old
Gaol
and
an
early
settler's
cottage.
A
museum
shop
and
coffee
shop
are
on
site.
Admission
is
free.
Open:
10.30am-5pm
Mon-Fri,
Sun
1pm-5pm
Sat
&
public
holidays
Francis
Street,
Perth
Telephone:
(09)
328
4411
Francis
Burt
Law
Education
Centre
The
Law
Centre
comprises
the
Old
Courthouse,
the
oldest
building
in
the
city
erected
in
1836,
and
extensions
at
the
rear
which
were
added
in
1905
when
the
Courthouse
was
used
as
an
Arbitration
Court.
These
rooms
are
set
up
as a solicitor's
office,
video
room
and
activity
room.
Visitors
can
participate
in
guided
tours.
Arrangements
may
also
be
made
for
groups
to
take
part
in
mock
trials
and
visit
the
Supreme
Court
to
view
court
proceedings
-
phone
for
bookings.
Open:
I0am-2pm
Tue
-
Thu
Stirling
Gardens
Comer
Barrack
Street
&
St
George's
Terrace,
Perth
Telephone:
(09)
325
4787
Fire
Safety
Education
Centre
&
Museum
This
rusticated
limestone
building
completed
in
1900
became
the
headquarters
of
the
Perth
City
Fire
Brigade
after
it
moved
from
the
Perth
Town
Hall
in
1901.
In
the
early
years
Of
the
station,
turnouts
to
fires
by
horse-drawn
steamers
were
assisted by automatic
apparatus
designed
by
the
firemen
themselves
which
made
the
station
the
most
advanced
in
Australia
at
that
time.
Restored
in
1983-5,
the
building
is
now
a
museum
featuring
many
displays
on
fire
safety
and
fire
brigade
history.
Open:
10am-3pm
weekdays
Corner
Murray
&
Irwin
Streets,
Perth
Telephone:
(09)
323
9468
Mineral
Museum
of
Western
Australia
Aside
from
rocks
and
minerals,
there
are
special
displays
mounted
to
reflect
current
topics
in
mining,
geology
and
related
fields.
Open:
8.30am-5pm
weekdays
100
Plain
Street,
East
Perth
Telephone:
(09)
222
3333
Army
Museum
of
Western
Australia
A
restored
Colonial
home
housing
military
memorabilia,
uniforms,
badges
and
medals
which
trace
the
story
of
the
Australian
Army
from
the
early
days
to
the
present.
Open:
1pm-4.30pm
Sun
2
Bulwer
Street,
Perth
Telephone:
(09)
227
9269
Western
Australian
Maritime
Museum
See
an
internationally
important
collection
of
shipwreck
relics
from
the
many
boats
which
have
fallen
prey
to
Western
Australia's
coastline
since
the
Dutch
sailors
of
the
early
17th
century,
plus
a
myriad
of
other
displays
reflecting
the
State's
maritime
history.
Open:
10.30am-5pm
daily
Cliff
Street,
Fremantle
Tel:
431
8444
Historic
Boats
Museum
Australia's
largest
collection
of
watercraft,
including
the
pilot
boat
Lady
Forrest,
John
Sanders'
yachts,
and
Indonesian
fishing
boat,
Aboriginal
and
islander
craft,
as
well
as
canoes,
service
and
leisure
boats.
Marine
engines
operate
Thursday
to
Sunday
afternoons.
Open:
10am-3pm
weekdays
10am-4pm
weekends
&
Public
holidays
B
Shed,
Victoria
Quay,
Fremantle
Telephone:
(09)
430
4680
The
Energy
Museum
A
fascinating,
eye
catching
and
educational
display
for
all
ages.
Everything
you've
always
wanted
to
know
about
energy
past,
present
and
future
with
static
and
hands
on
working
displays,
dioramas
and
hundreds
of
objects
and
photographs.
Open:
10,30am-4.30pm
weekdays
1am-4.30pm
weekends
&
public
holidays
9.30am-4.30pm
school
holidays
12
Parry
Street,
Fremantle
Telephone:
(09)
430
5655
Fremantle
History
Museum
This
museum
is
housed
along
with
the
Fremantle
Arts
Centre
in
the
colony's
first
lunatic
asylum,
built
by
convicts
in
the
1860s.
It
includes
exhibitions
about
the
history
of
the
building
and
its
inmates,
the
history
of
Fremantle
and
Fremantle's
culturally diverse community.
The
museum
also
hosts
a
constantly
changing
program
of
community
exhibitions
and
travelling
exhibitions
from
other
parts
of
Australia.
Open:
11am-4pm
weekdays
1pm-5pm
weekends
1
Finnerty
Street,
Fremantle
Tel:
430
7966
Shell
Museum
Features
many
fine
displays
of
Australian
shells,
fossils
and
gemstones,
as
well
as
locally
made
jewellery.
Open
-
9am-5pm
weekdays
10am-4.30pm
weekends
&
public
holidays
Nature's
Gem
House,
5
Beach
Street,
Fremantle
Telephone:
(09)
336
1588
Granary
Museum
The
Granary
Museum
holds
a
wealth
of
authentic
artifacts
and
materials
that
bring
the
history
of
the
grain
industry
to
life.
Tours
by
appointment
Kwinana
Beach
Road,
Kwinana
Telephone:
(09)
322
3677
Rockingham
Museum
Flinders
Lane,
Rockingham
Documents
Rockingham's
development
from
a
seafront
village
to
the
thriving
community
of
today.
The
museum
has
a
magnificent
stained
glass
window
which
honours
the
district's
pioneer
women
and
is
home
to
one
of
the
two
"sleeping
beauties"
-
one-man
submarines
used
by
Z-Force
during
World
War
II.
Open:
1pm-4.30pm
Tue-Thu
&
Sat
10am-4.30pm
Sun
Telephone:
(09)
592
3455
Telecommunications
Museum
Wireless
Hill
Park
comprises
40
hectares
of
natural
bushland.
The
panoramas
from
the
viewing
towers
are
breathtaking.
Open:
2pm-5pm
weekends
Almondbury
Road,
Ardross
Telephone:
(09)
364
7067
Aviation
Museum
The
history
of
aviation
told
through
aircraft,
engines,
models,
photos
and
memorabilia.
The
museum
houses
23
aircraft
including
such
legendary
flying
machines
as
the
Lancaster
and
the
Spitfire.
It
also
includes
a
research
library
and
a
shop
filled
with
memorabilia
and books
for
armchair
flying
aces.
Special
times,
lunches
and
dinners
arranged
for
groups
on
request.
Open:
10am-4pm
weekdays,
11am-4am
weekends
Bull
Creek
Drive,
Bullcreek
Telephone:
(09)
332
4444
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