| Name |
Location |
Region |
Type |
Links |
| Albany Convict Gaol Museum |
Albany |
Great Southern |
Prison |
Albany Historical Society |
| Albany Co-operative Store |
Albany |
Great Southern |
Local history |
Albany Historical Society website |
| The Brig Amity |
Albany |
Great Southern |
Maritime |
Operated 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 Perth |
Military |
Collections housed in an historic artillery barracks |
| Art Gallery of Western Australia |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Art |
Part of the Perth Cultural Centre |
| ArtGeo |
Busselton |
South West |
Art |
website, municipal art gallery |
| Augusta Historical Museum |
Augusta |
South West |
Local history |
information |
| Australia Inland Mission Hospital Museum |
Lake Grace |
Wheatbelt |
Medical |
information, former hospital of the Australian Inland Mission |
| Australian Sailing Museum |
Mandurah |
Peel |
Maritime |
Includes yacht models, history of Australian sailing, sailors from the 19th century, maritime art |
| Aviation Heritage Museum |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Aviation |
Created and maintained by the RAAF Association of Western Australia, military and civilian aircraft, aircraft replicas and aircraft engines |
| Avondale Discovery Farm |
Beverley |
Wheatbelt |
Farm |
Research farm with historical buildings and a farming equipment museum, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Azelia Ley Homestead Museum |
Hamilton Hill |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website |
| Bailup Ford Farm |
Bailup |
Greater Perth |
Automotive |
information, open by appointment |
| Bellview Shell Collection |
Witchcliffe |
South West |
Natural history |
information, shells and coral |
| Belmont Museum |
Belmont |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website |
| Berkshire Valley Folk Museum |
Moora |
Wheatbelt |
Open air |
information |
| Berndt Museum of Anthropology |
Crawley |
Greater Perth |
Anthropology |
Aboriginal art and culture, artefacts from Melanesia, Asia and Southeast Asia, part of the University of Western Australia |
| Beverley Aeronautical Museum |
Beverley |
Wheatbelt |
Aerospace |
information, tribute to the aviators of Western Australia |
| Boyup Brook Pioneers Museum |
Boyup Brook |
South West |
Local history |
information |
| Broome Museum |
Broome |
Kimberley |
Local history |
website, operated by the Broome Historical Society |
| Bridgedale |
Bridgetown |
South West |
Historic house |
website, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Bridgetown Old Gaol |
Bridgetown |
South West |
Prison |
website, operated by the Bridgetown Historical Society |
| Bruce Rock Museum |
Bruce Rock |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information |
| Busselton Jetty Interpretive Centre |
Busselton |
South West |
Maritime |
History of the jetty |
| Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre |
Bunbury |
South West |
Local history |
website, operated by the City of Bunbury |
| Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia |
Whiteman Park |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website, Western Australia's bus history |
| Busselton Museum |
Busselton |
South West |
Local history |
website |
| Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse |
Cape Leeuwin |
South West |
Maritime |
Lighthouse tours offered daily |
| Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse |
Cape Naturaliste |
South West |
Maritime |
Lighthouse tours and area maritime history |
| Carnamah Museum |
Carnamah |
Mid West |
Local history |
Operated by the Carnamah Historical Society |
| Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum |
Carnarvon |
Gascoyne |
Science |
History of the OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon used for communications for NASA's Apollo Moon project |
| Central Greenough Historic Settlement |
Greenough |
Mid West |
Open air |
Operated by the National Trust of Australia, mid 19th century agriculture town |
| Chapman Valley Museum |
Nanson |
Mid West |
Local history |
website, operated by the Chapman Valley Historical Society |
| Chiverton House Museum |
Northampton |
Mid West |
Local history |
information, operated by the Northampton Historical Society, includes mining, agriculture, machinery and social history |
| City of Gosnells Museum – Wilkinson Homestead |
Gosnells |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website, early 20th century homestead with farm buildings including machinery shed, dunny and washhouse, agriculture machines |
| Claremont Museum |
Claremont |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website |
| Coalfields Museum |
Collie |
South West |
Local history |
website |
| Cola Café and Museum |
Toodyay |
Wheatbelt |
Beverage |
website, 1950s style café with collection of Coca-Cola memorabilia |
| Connor's Mill |
Toodyay |
Wheatbelt |
Mill |
Historic flour mill |
| Corrigin Pioneer Museum |
Corrigin |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information |
| Cullity Gallery |
Nedlands |
Greater Perth |
Art |
website, part of the University of Western Australia |
| Cunderdin Municipal Museum |
Cunderdin |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information |
| Dardanup Heritage Park |
Dardanup |
South West |
Technology |
website, working agricultural and industrial machinery including a steam sawmill, engines, tractors, bulldozers, horse-drawn equipment, military memorabilia and more |
| Dead Finish Museum |
Beverley |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information, operated by the Beverley Historical Society |
| Denmark Historical Museum |
Denmark |
Great Southern |
Local history |
information |
| Department of Fire and Emergency Services Education and Heritage Centre |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Firefighting |
History of Western Australian fire services |
| Dinosaur World |
Denmark |
Great Southern |
Natural history |
website, dinosaur skeletons, live birds and reptiles |
| Don Rhodes Mining and Transport Museum |
Port Hedland |
Pilbara |
Mining and railway |
Public park with an open-air display of retired mining machinery and railway rolling stock |
| Dowerin District Museum |
Dowerin |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information |
| Edward de Courcy Clarke Earth Science Museum |
Crawley |
Greater Perth |
Natural history |
website, minerals, rocks, fossils and meteorite, part of the University of Western Australia |
| Ellensbrook |
Yebble |
South West |
Historic house |
website, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Esperance Museum |
Esperance |
Goldfields-Esperance |
Local history |
information website |
| Fremantle Arts Centre |
Fremantle |
Greater Perth |
Art |
website |
| Fremantle Prison |
Fremantle |
Greater Perth |
Prison |
Mid 19th century prison including gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, tunnels and prisoner art |
| Friends of Donnelly Village Museum |
Donnelly River Village |
SW Western Australia |
Heritage listed Timber Mill Village |
website, mid 20th century industrial site and adjoining workers village. Museum in Old School. |
| Goldfields War Museum |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
Goldfields-Esperance |
Military |
information |
| Goomalling Museum |
Goomalling |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
website |
| Grain Discovery Centre |
Narembeen |
Wheatbelt |
Agriculture |
website, area wheat and grain industry |
| Gravity Discovery Centre |
Gingin |
Wheatbelt |
Science |
Hands-on science education centre operated by the University of Western Australia, focus on physics and astronomy |
| Gwalia Historical Museum |
Gwalia |
Goldfields-Esperance |
Local history |
website |
| Greenbushes Eco Cultural Discovery Centre |
Greenbushes |
South West |
Multiple |
website, area's natural history, environment, industry and heritage |
| Gwoonwardu Mia – Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre |
Carnarvon |
Gascoyne |
Art |
website, Aboriginal culture and art |
| Halliday House |
Bayswater |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website, operated by the Bayswater Historical Society |
| Heathcote Museum and Gallery |
Applecross |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website, history of the former mental health hospital, local history and culture, art |
| History House Museum |
Armadale |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website |
| House of Buick |
Bedfordale |
Greater Perth |
Automotive |
information, open by appointment |
| Hugh Manning Tractor & Machinery Museum |
Serpentine |
Greater Perth |
Agriculture |
information |
| Hyden Pioneer Town |
Hyden |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information |
| Irwin District Museum |
Dongara |
Mid West |
Local history |
website, operated by the Irwin District Historical Society |
| Jarrahdale Old Post Office Museum |
Jarrahdale |
Darling Range |
Local history |
website |
| John Curtin Gallery |
Bentley |
Greater Perth |
Art |
website, part of Curtin University |
| Kalamunda History Village |
Kalamunda |
Darling Range |
Open 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-Esperance |
Sports |
website, horse racing memorabilia |
| King Cottage Museum |
Bunbury |
South West |
Local history |
information, operated by the Bunbury Historical Society |
| Koorda and Districts Museum |
Koorda |
Wheatbelt |
Medical |
information, former hospital |
| Kununurra Museum |
Kununurra |
Kimberley |
Local history |
website, operated by the Kununurra Historical Society |
| Lace Place |
Hyden |
Wheatbelt |
Textile |
information, hand-made and machined lace, antique gowns |
| Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery |
Crawley |
Greater Perth |
Art |
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 |
Peel |
Local history |
website |
| Mangowine Homestead |
Nungarin |
Wheatbelt |
Historic house |
website, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Manjimup Timber Park |
Manjimup |
South West |
Forestry |
website, state's timber industry |
| Melville Discovery Centre |
Booragoon |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website, social history and culture |
| Merredin Military Museum |
Merredin |
Wheatbelt |
Military |
information |
| Merredin Railway Museum |
Merredin |
Wheatbelt |
Railway |
information, information, operated by the Meredin Historical Society |
| Miller Bakehouse Museum |
Melville |
Greater Perth |
Industry |
website, operated by the Melville Historical Society, 19th century wood-fired bakehouse |
| Motor Museum of Western Australia |
Whiteman Park |
Greater Perth |
Automotive |
website, cars, motorcycles, memorabilia |
| Mount Flora Regional Museum |
Watermans Bay |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website |
| Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre |
Derby |
Kimberley |
Art |
website, Mowanjum Community art and culture |
| Mundaring Travelling Museum |
Mundaring |
Darling Range |
Local history |
Operated 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 history |
Operated by the Mundaring and Hills Historical Society |
| Museum of Fishing & The Sea - The Packout Room |
Port Denison |
Midwest Region |
Crayfishing and Natural History of the Irwin Coast |
website 2 McIntyre Cove, Port Denison. Operated by Irwin Districts Historical Society. |
| Museum of Performing Arts |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Performing arts |
Located 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 Perth |
Natural history |
website, stuffed animal mounts |
| Museum of Perth |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website, operated by Perth History Association Inc |
| Narembeen Museums |
Narembeen |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information, includes the St Paul's Museum, History Museum and History and Machinery Museum |
| New Norcia Museum |
New Norcia |
Wheatbelt |
Religious |
website, history of the Aboriginal mission and an art gallery |
| Newcastle Gaol Museum |
Toodyay |
Wheatbelt |
Prison |
Also known as Newcastle Gaol Museum, includes courtroom, prison cells and police stables |
| No 1 Pump Station |
Mundaring |
Darling Range |
Technology |
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 West |
Technology |
information, motors, trucks and tractors |
| Northcliffe Pioneer Museum |
Northcliffe |
South West |
Local history |
website, local industry, domestic life and work on the dairy farms, aboriginal tools, fossils, rocks, minerals, machinery |
| The Nostalgia Box |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Technology |
website, video game consoles |
| Nungarin Heritage Machinery and Army Museum |
Nungarin |
Wheatbelt |
Multiple |
website, area pioneer and army heritage including Army vehicles, uniforms and equipment, agricultural machinery, memorabilia, dolls, toys |
| Old Blythewood |
Pinjarra |
Peel |
Historic house |
website, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Old Court House Law Museum |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Law |
Operated 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 Southern |
Historic house |
website, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Old Mill, Perth |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Mill |
Restored tower windmill |
| Old Railway Station Museum |
Northam |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information |
| Old Roebourne Gaol |
Roebourne |
Pilbara |
Local history |
information |
| HMAS Ovens |
Fremantle |
Greater Perth |
Maritime |
Part of the Western Australian Museum, Oberon class submarine museum ship |
| Patrick Taylor Cottage Museum |
Albany |
Great Southern |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Albany Historical Society, 1830s wattle and daub home, oldest surviving dwelling in Western Australia |
| Peninsula Farm |
Maylands |
Greater Perth |
Historic house |
Mid-19th-century farmer's cottage, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Perth Gaol |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Prison |
Part of the Western Australian Museum |
| Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Art |
Contemporary art |
| Perth Mint |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Numismatic |
Tours of the mint, coins |
| Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre |
Booragoon |
Greater Perth |
Environment |
website, the environment, sustainable living |
| Pinnacles Desert Discovery Centre |
Cervantes |
Wheatbelt |
Natural history |
Geology, plants, animals, cultural heritage of the Pinnacles Desert |
| Princess Royal Fortress |
Albany |
Great Southern |
Military |
website, historic fort with restored shore batteries, armouries, barracks, the 10th Light Horse display, collection of naval guns and torpedoes |
| Residency Museum (York) |
York |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
website, operated by the Shire of York |
| Revolutions Transport Museum |
Whiteman Park |
Greater Perth |
Transportation |
information, land transportation including horse-drawn vehicles |
| Ridley's Motor Museum |
Bertram |
Greater Perth |
Automotive |
information |
| Rockingham Historical Society Museum |
Rockingham |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
information |
| Rottnest Island Museum |
Rottnest Island |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
information |
| Round House |
Fremantle |
Greater Perth |
Prison |
Oldest building still standing in Western Australia |
| Royal Western Australian Historical Society Museum |
Nedlands, Western Australia |
Perth |
Statewide |
website, large collection of photographs and memorabilia of Perth and Western Australia. |
| Russ Cottage |
Dongara |
Mid West |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Irwin District Historical Society |
| Scitech |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Science |
Interactive exhibits about science, technology, engineering and maths |
| Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery Centre |
Denham |
Gascoyne |
Multiple |
Natural history, maritime and cultural heritage of Shark Bay, a World Heritage Site |
| Slater Homestead |
Goomalling |
Wheatbelt |
Historic house |
website |
| Southern Cross & Yilgarn Districts Historical Museum |
Southern Cross |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information |
| South West Rail and Heritage Centre |
Boyanup |
South West |
Railway |
website, operated by Rail Heritage WA |
| Sisters of St John of God Heritage Center |
Broome |
Kimberley |
Religious |
website, social history related to the Sisters of St John of God and Aboriginal people of the Kimberley |
| Subiaco Museum |
Subiaco |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website |
| Swan Guildford Historical Society |
Guildford |
Greater Perth |
History Museum |
website, Colonial Gaol, Taylor's Cottage, social history of Guildford and the Swan Valley |
| Tractor Museum of Western Australia |
Whiteman Park |
Greater Perth |
Transportation |
website, vintage tractors, trucks and stationary engines, replica settlers cottage |
| Vickers Holden Museum |
Furnissdale |
Peel |
Automotive |
information, Holden cars, open by appointment |
| WACA Museum |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Sports |
Operated by the Western Australian Cricket Association, history of cricket and other sports played at WACA Ground |
| Wagin Historical Village |
Wagin |
Great Southern |
Open air |
website |
| Wanneroo Museum |
Wanneroo |
Greater Perth |
Local history |
website |
| Warden Finnerty's Residence |
Coolgardie |
Goldfields-Esperance |
Historic house |
website, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Warmun Art Centre |
Kununurra |
Kimberley |
Art |
website |
| West Coast Motor Museum |
Mandurah |
Peel |
Automotive |
website, over 50 vehicles from 1915 on |
| Western Australia Medical Museum |
Subiaco |
Greater Perth |
Medical |
information |
| Museum of the Great Southern |
Albany |
Great Southern |
Local history |
website, Natural and social history of the region |
| Museum of Geraldton |
Geraldton |
Mid West |
Local history |
website, Heritage of the land, sea and people of the Mid West region |
| Museum of the Goldfields |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
Goldfields-Esperance |
Mining |
website, History of the Eastern Goldfields and the city's mining heritage |
| Western Australian Museum |
Perth |
Greater Perth |
Natural history |
website, Culture of the local Aboriginal people, State's natural history, geology – Closed until 2020 |
| WA Shipwrecks Museum |
Fremantle |
Greater Perth |
Maritime |
website, Features relics from ships wrecked along Western Australia's coastline |
| WA Maritime Museum |
Fremantle |
Greater Perth |
Maritime |
website, Includes HMAS Ovens submarine, boats, fishing, cargoes, naval defence, steam machines |
| Western Australian Rail Transport Museum |
Bassendean |
Greater Perth |
Railway |
Heritage steam locomotives and rolling stock |
| Whale World |
Albany |
Great Southern |
Natural history |
website, whales and whale industry history, located in a former whaling station |
| Wireless Hill Museum |
Ardross |
Greater Perth |
Telecommunications |
Historic radio station |
| Wongan Hills and District Museum |
Wongan Hills |
Wheatbelt |
Local history |
information |
| Wonnerup House |
Wonnerup |
South West |
Historic house |
Mid-19th-century house, includes historic school and teacher's house, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Woodbridge House |
Woodbridge |
Greater Perth |
Historic house |
website, operated by the National Trust of Australia, late 19th-century mansion |
| Woodloes Homestead |
Cannington |
Greater Perth |
Historic house |
Mid-19th-century house, designed and build by Francis Bird, operated by Canning Districts Historical Society |
| Wubin Wheatbin Museum |
Wubin |
Wheatbelt |
Agriculture |
information, wheat farming |
| Wyalkatchem CBH Agricultural Museum |
Wyalkatchem |
Wheatbelt |
Agriculture |
information, agricultural, transport exhibits |
| Yarloop Workshops |
Yarloop |
Wheatbelt |
Railway |
Historic railway workshops with working steam engines, used for forestry industry trains |
| York Courthouse Complex |
York |
Wheatbelt |
Prison |
website, operated by the National Trust of Australia, includes courthouse, cell block and police station |
| York Motor Museum |
York |
Wheatbelt |
Automotive |
website, vintage and classic motor vehicles |
