Army Museum of Western Australia

Army Museum of Western Australia

Army Museum of Western Australia
4.5
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
About
The Army Museum of Western Australia is a regional museum which showcases Western Australia's role in the various conflicts in which Australia has participated. Saying that it also brings to the front Australia's role in the many conflicts that have seen an involvement by Australian armed forces. The Museum occupies the whole of the 1912 Artillery Barracks site, which in itself is a significant historical building and is heritage listed. There are many Galleries situated on the ground floor and upper floor in addition to other displays in out buildings and the front parade ground show cases a large number of Army vehicles from many periods. Some of the Galleries cover Pre 1914, WW1, WW1 Middle East, POW, WW2 Middle East Greece and Africa, WW2 Pacific War, Post WW2 conflicts. There are more! Visits for the public are conducted at 10:30am and 1:00pm each day, from Wednesday through to Sunday. Visits take approximately two hours and are escorted. All adult visitors to the museum must have the appropriate photo ID. The Museum is run in the main by Curatorial and Guide Volunteers. Well worth a look, you will be surprised at the content and layout of the displays. Western Australia, being so isolated has a reputation for building excellent Museums as the population are a bit restricted in being able to visit the Eastern States facilities. One thing that comes through from visitors comments to this page and the actual Museum visitors is to allow a good two hours for your visit, that is the minimum to cover the full displays.
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Ron M
Menasha, WI603 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2025 • Couples
My wife and I visited this museum during our long stay in WA. It is situated in a still-active, small Army post in Fremantle and very interesting. They have some tanks and such outside; on our arrival one of the volunteers (Brian) took us into the courtyard to show us these tanks, and, presumably, to show us how to get into the museum. As it turned out, he took us throughout the entire museum, essentially a private tour. He regaled us with numerous stories of the wars the Australians have fought in while we enjoyed a LOT of cool artifacts. We spent 2 3/4 hours there and it was well worth it. All of the staff is very friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend this museum!
Written 5 February 2025
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Steve W
Karratha, Australia1,173 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023
What a brilliant surprise this place is!
This museum covers the Australian Army's Western Australian history, from colonial times through to the latest peacekeeping duties.
In my opinion it has the second best Victoria Cross display in Australia, only pipped at the post by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
The staff, both volunteers and Army, were extremely helpful and welcoming, making the whole visit so much better.
Depending on your level of interest in the history, this can take anything from 1 to 4 hours to take in all the presentations and the information.
Written 31 March 2023
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Thomas G
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022
This museum is well laid out that if you follow the recommended path, you will follow the complete military history of Western Australia from the early colonies through the world wars, Vietnam and the peacekeeping and counter terror conflicts of more recent times. The items they have on display here are in excellent condition and the team of staff and volunteers are an absolute pleasure to talk to about both the items on display and what they represent. You can tell they put a lot of work into what they do, and they have every right to be proud to represent the history of Australia's Army
Written 12 September 2022
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Robert W
Bendigo, Australia38 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023
This visit was a real treat. My wife and I spent five hours touring the facility. The information panels are well written and easy to read, without being too technical. The volunteers roaming the museum were very friendly and knowledgeable. A great day.
Written 19 March 2023
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Thomas Lyons
London, UK5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023
Fantastic Museum located very close to Fremantle and manageable from Perth. The exhibitions were new, with the right amount of detail and diverse. There was a significant amount of Military equipment too and the volunteers were absolutely exceptional.
Visiting from the UK and being in the military, if my regiment had a museum anything like this then I would be ecstatic.

I visited with my elderly grandfather and he thoroughly enjoyed it too.

10/10 must visit.
Written 13 April 2023
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1KFlyer
Anaheim, CA139 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Friends
This museum is an outstanding representation of the Western Australia army's history. Extensive collection of footage, personal items, uniforms, arms, etc. If you have an interest in this topic you can spend hours moving through the building's different rooms. They are in order as you move through the last two centuries. We spent two hours focusing on WWI and WWII. There are tanks and armaments outdoors as well.
Hours are Wednesday through Sunday 1030am - 3pm BUT last entry is at 1pm. You must show photo ID.
Written 16 February 2020
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Don O
Perth, Australia74 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2020
I have spent a lot of time here and find it fascinating. The standard of the exhibits is excellent and they are well presented in a authentic manner. The stories told are part of our history and everyone would benefit from a visit. I particularly liked the Post 1945 Gallery.
Written 17 March 2021
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DAVID E
East Fremantle, Australia338 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2011 • Friends
Took a friend to see the latest displays at this museum and was pleased to see many new features including the post 1945 section and their Leopard Tank display. Well worth a visit.
Written 2 October 2011
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Inam K
Islamabad, Pakistan578 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2017 • Couples
The exhibits in the AMWA medals , vehicles, artifacts, photos and fighting weapons of WA persons involved in conflicts in the last two centuries.
Written 21 September 2017
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Sandra H
Perth, Australia47 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2014 • Solo
Not far out of Fremantle itself, it is not a large museum considering the wars it covers but it is cheap enough to get in with some interesting exhibits, having said that they could do with some serious donations. The paper mache life size figures leave a lot to be desired, they really do look quite ill !! The volunteers are very knowledgeable and friendly. They have quite a fleet of military vehicles children would love to see.
Written 27 May 2014
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