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state. It has its own constitution, democratically-elected leaders, and 400,000 troops in its armed forces. Given the huge divide between these two positions, most other countries seem happy to accept the current ambiguity, whereby Taiwan has most of the characteristics of an independent state, even if its legal status remains unclear.
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is the museum's peer-reviewed journal which publishes the results of research into all branches of natural sciences and social and cultural history. Between 1910 and 2012, over 800 articles were published in this journal, the vast majority written after 1975. All individual articles published through
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The Anthropology and Archaeology Department specialises in cultural anthropology and archaeology. The department's research, collections and public programs focus on understanding what it is to be human, cultural diversity, exploring complex relationships between society, culture, language, sociality
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Shortly after the Geological Museum was opened, collections were expanded to include geological, ethnological and biological specimens and in 1897, the Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery was declared. From 1971 to 2003, a greater part of the research and display collections were housed in a
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China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province which it has vowed to retake, by force if necessary. It says the ROC's lack of diplomatic recognition proves that the world agrees there is only one China. But Taiwan's leaders say it is clearly much more than a province, arguing that it is a sovereign
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in 1983. The museum is located in the historically significant Maritime Heritage Precinct, which includes the entrance to Fremantle Inner Harbour and associated installations; Forrest Landing, the remnant of the original limestone bar used by Aboriginal men as a crossing point at the mouth of the
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The History Department specialises in developing collections reflecting the material life of Western Australians, and researching the story of the people and places in Western Australia in all its diversity. The department also holds the Edith Cowan University Museum of Childhood Collection (ECU
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On 9 September 1891, the Geological Museum was opened at the site of the Old Gaol and housed the state's first collection of geological samples. The Old Gaol still forms a significant part of the Western Australian Museum – Perth and is one of the oldest standing buildings in Western Australia.
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commenced. This site continues to house the museum's research laboratories and working collections throughout the construction phase. The upgrades to the CRC include new collection storage, laboratories, and workshops to support ongoing research and to ensure that collections can be adequately
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The Materials Conservation department is responsible for ensuring the millions of items in the museum's collections are permanently preserved for reference, research and exhibition through the use of preventive and remedial conservation techniques in accordance with international and national
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On Museums day in 2012, the Barnett State Government pledged to build a new museum at the Perth Cultural Centre at a cost of $ 428 million, for completion by 2019–20. The Western Australian Museum – Perth site closed temporarily from 18 June 2016 until 2020 to construct the New Museum for WA,
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The Terrestrial Zoology department maintains large collections of a wide variety of terrestrial animals, including both terrestrial invertebrates and vertebrates, as well as marine mammals. The department includes sections that study: subterranean biology, ornithology, mammalogy, entomology,
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who are often trying to censor and rewrite history". In a statement, the museum rejected any claims of bowing to bullying, saying the errors "were literally factual errors that we were very happy to correct", and that the errors were corrected in line with the museum's policy on accuracy.
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The Museum of Geraldton is situated in Western Australia's rapidly growing mid-west region. This museum explores the region's biodiversity, mining and agricultural history, the stories of the indigenous Yamaji people and the Dutch shipwrecks. The famous 17th-century Dutch vessel
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The Perth site also included the Discovery Centre, designed to help children and adults interact and learn about the museum's collections and research. After the closure of the main museum for redevelopment, the Discovery Centre relocated to a Discovery Zone in the
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of Great Britain, naming the place King George's Sound settlement (later renamed Frederickstown and then renamed again Albany). Together with the Old Gaol, and the buildings of the Amity heritage precinct (Breaksea Museum) and the non-navigable replica of the brig
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shipwreck. Its staff members are involved in developing artefact management and cataloguing strategies, outreach and wreck-access programs, site-inspection techniques, and studies of diverse maritime sites, such as iron ship archaeology, characterised by its
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that is open for guided tours and commemorates the World War II Fremantle allied submarine base, which was the largest submarine base in the southern hemisphere, with 170 submarines of the British, Dutch and US navies conducting patrols from there.
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location remained central to the museum's identity and the location of many large permanent and touring exhibits. Exhibitions on fashion, natural history, cultural heritage and history have attracted large numbers of visitors, including
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Refurbished in July 2010, the Museum of the Great Southern is situated at the site of the first European settlement in Western Australia, in Albany. This museum explores the region's biodiversity, the stories of the indigenous
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There are also some of the collection items from the Maritime Archaeology and Maritime History departments housed at the CRC; however staff from Maritime Archaeology and Maritime History are located at WA Shipwrecks Museum.
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After four years of construction, the Perth museum re-opened on Saturday, 21 November 2020. The new museum is named "WA Museum Boola Bardip", and features new exhibitions and topics such as the formation of the
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The WA Museum Collections and Research Centre (CRC) at 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, houses most of the museum's collections and research facilities. It houses the following departments (staff and collections):
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The Aquatic Zoology department is responsible for documenting and researching the marine, estuarine and freshwater fauna of Western Australia. The department includes sections that study
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In December 2020 the Western Australian Museum removed what it said were two factual errors on labels in a multimedia display after complaints about their veracity, including from the
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standards of best practice. The Materials Conservation department also possesses a research division in its overall structure which develop conservation techniques and methodologies.
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The Western Australian Museum has two branches in Fremantle: the WA Maritime Museum and WA Shipwrecks Museum (formerly known as Maritime Gallery and Shipwreck Gallery).
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Museum of Childhood Collection), a nationally significant collection of 24,000 items is reflective of Western Australian childhood, donated to the WA Museum in 2009 by
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The Western Australian Museum has six museum branches and four collection facilities. The museum also offers outreach services to all areas of Western Australia.
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The Western Australian Museum has an extensive research program, with museum scientists and curators specialising in the fields of aquatic zoology,
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The Earth and Planetary Sciences Department studies and collects in the areas of fossils (invertebrate, vertebrate, plant and trace fossils),
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and the museum and the art gallery became separate institutions. The museum focussed its collecting and research interests in the areas of
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The Maritime Archaeology department primarily researches shipwreck archaeology from the Western Australian coast, including the famous
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ventured across the state from 1895 to 1909 obtaining animals and, later, the tools and artefacts of the indigenous inhabitants.
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and shipwreck conservation museum in the southern hemisphere. The museum contains a reconstructed hull of
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Mammal, Bird and Butterfly Galleries: These galleries contain extensive collections of various animals.
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program and underwater aviation archaeology. The department also conducts master's level programs in
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Permanent exhibitions which were on display at the Western Australian Museum in Perth included:
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Swan River; the migrant Welcome Walls memorial; and the World War II submarine slipway area.
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In late 2014, critical improvements to the museum's Collection and Research Centre (CRC) in
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Western Australian Museum & Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery (Western Australia)
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Dampier Marine Gallery: This exhibit explores the biodiversity of the waters around the
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is still investigating the origin of COVID-19, and that the map "did not include Taiwan
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on 26 December 1826, and formally proclaimed sovereignty on 21 January 1827 for
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The museum altered the visuals in response to the complaints, saying that the
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The museum has produced its own publications of books over time, as well as
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large building on Francis Street. This site was closed due to concerns with
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as a convict colonial settlement (not included in the formal nomination).
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Hackett Hall in 1913. The building is now part of WA Museum Boola Bardip.
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The Museum of the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie explores the history of the
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the records are available for free download on the WA Museum website.
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Immediately adjacent to the WA Maritime Museum on the WWII slipway is
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in September 2016, but this closed permanently from 8 December 2019.
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has been refurbished, with the terrace and grand entrance reopened.
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Inside the new complex are five heritage buildings, including the
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Throughout the Western Australian Museum's history, the prominent
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The Makers and Making of Indigenous Australian Museum Collections
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vertebrate biogeography, arachnids and myriapods and herpetology.
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During 1959, the botanical collection was transferred to the new
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within the Culture and the Arts Portfolio, established under the
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Media Release: 'New major sports stadium for Western Australia'
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since 1910 and for a short time between 1998 and 2005 produced
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and naval defence. One of the museum's highlights is the
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and economy. The department specialises in the study of
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The museum closed for major redevelopment in June 2016.
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Peterson, Nicolas; Allen, Lindy; Hamby, Louise (2008).
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site. However, following the election of a new State
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