Explore current and upcoming exhibitions, workshops and cultural events at the Wanneroo Regional Museum and Cultural Services venues. Discover programs for all ages.
Permanent exhibitions
Our permanent exhibitions include:
Welcome to Country
Kaya and Welcome. Listen to stories shared by Noongar voices, explore layered histories, Six Seasons knowledge and the enduring culture of Noongar people in Wanneroo today.
Making Wanneroo Home
Making a Living brings together six displays that tell the story of how people in the Wanneroo region built livelihoods through industry, farming and local enterprise. From the early twentieth century, lime burning at Yanchep and Quinns Rock became a major industry, while farming and market gardening on the coastal plain supplied fresh produce to Perth’s growing population.
Successive generations of migrant families introduced new skills, crops and practices, helping to shape a productive agricultural landscape. Other enterprises, including olive growing, oil pressing and beekeeping, provided additional sources of income and contributed to the region’s economy. Local post and communication services also played an important role in connecting farms, businesses and households across the district.
Together, these displays highlight the resilience, adaptability and community spirit that enabled generations of Wanneroo families to make a living from the land.
Our Coast
Our Coast brings together three displays that explore the close relationship between people and the Wanneroo coastline. From historic shipwrecks such as the Vergulde Draek, Eglinton, Alkimos and Alex T. Brown to the communities that lived and worked by the sea, these displays reveal a coast shaped by both nature and human experience.
The story follows fishing families, coastal settlers and beachgoers who built lives along the shoreline, creating a unique culture centred on fishing, recreation and community. It also reflects on the changes that transformed coastal living as development and regulations reshaped the area.
Together, these displays highlight stories of survival, resourcefulness and connection to the ocean, showing how the coast has influenced generations of Wanneroo residents.
Making a Living
Making a Living brings together six displays that explore how people in the Wanneroo region built livelihoods through industry, farming and local enterprise. From the early twentieth century, lime burning at Yanchep and Quinns Rock became a major industry, while farming and market gardening supplied fresh produce to Perth’s growing population.
Successive generations of migrant families introduced new skills, crops and practices that helped shape a productive agricultural landscape. Other enterprises, including olive growing, oil pressing and beekeeping, provided additional sources of income, while postal and communication services connected farms, businesses and households across the district.
Together, these displays highlight the resilience, adaptability and cooperation that enabled generations of Wanneroo families and communities to make a living from the land.
Roads Board, Shire, City
Roads Board, Shire, City brings together a series of displays that explore the transformation of Wanneroo from a rural Roads Board district into a modern city. Through stories of surveying, transport and local governance, the displays reveal how planning, infrastructure and community effort shaped the region's growth.
From the surveyors who mapped the land and established early property boundaries to the development of Wanneroo Road and the arrival of motor vehicles, improved connections helped open new opportunities for residents. As access and services expanded, farmland gave way to growing suburbs and a rapidly increasing population.
Together, these displays highlight the people, decisions and developments that shaped Wanneroo’s identity and supported its evolution into one of Western Australia’s fastest-growing local government areas.
Holidays and Homes
Holidays and Homes brings together a series of displays that explore how people lived, relaxed and enjoyed leisure in Wanneroo as the region evolved from a rural community to a popular recreation destination. Through stories of home life, local attractions and natural landscapes, the displays reveal how changing technologies and environments shaped everyday experiences.
The arrival of electricity in 1954 transformed domestic life, replacing many of the household methods and tools families had relied on for generations. Beyond the home, lakes such as Joondalup, Gnangara and Loch McNess became popular destinations for swimming, boating and fishing, while Yanchep grew into a much-loved holiday spot, attracting visitors to its natural attractions and accommodation.
Together, these displays highlight the ways homes, holidays and leisure activities helped shape Wanneroo’s identity as both a place to live and a place to visit.
