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Museums
Western Australian Museum
This is 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.
Francis Street, Perth
Phone 9274 2700
Open Daily 9.30-5.00pm, except Good Friday and Christmas Day
Western Australian Museum
Francis Burt Law Museum
The Francis Burt Law Museum comprises the Old Courthouse. Erected in 1836, it is the oldest building in the city.
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 - contact the museum for bookings.
Stirling Gardens
Cnr Barrack St & St George's Terrace
Perth 6000
Phone 9325 4787
Open 10.30am - 2.00pm weekdays excluding Tuesdays.
Francis Burt Law Museum
Fire Safety Education Centre & Western Australian Fire Brigade 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 firemen who made the station the most advanced in Australia at that time. Restored between 1983 and 1985, the building is now a museum featuring many displays on fire safety and fire brigade history.
Cnr Murray St & Irwin St
Perth 6000
Phone 9323 9468
Open 10.00am - 3.00pm weekdays