Subiaco Library and Museum

Thank you so much for having us!!! We loved seeing your new home!!

Behind-the-scenes at our new home! 🏛️✨
History West Convenor Wendy Lugg recently welcomed the Subiaco Museum team (L-R: Josh, Anna, and Jessica) for an exclusive look inside 109 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands

Want your own look around? Come visit us!
🗓️ Wednesdays
⏰ 10:30am – 1:00pm
🎟️ Free guided tours (no bookings required)

🏃Get in quick! 🏃
There are still some spaces left for our author talk next Monday night with David Price! Be fast though, spaces are filling up!!

How to avoid evil: an evening with David Price Join educator and author David Price where he will unpack morality and how the average person can avoid being evil.

👐 Thank you for entering 👐
A huge thank you to all who entered the 2026 WA Young Writers Award!! We are processing entries ready for judging and can't wait to read all the fantastic stories that have come our way!!

2026 WA Young Writers Award | City of Subiaco This new name demonstrates our statewide reach, celebrates 34 years of exemplary writing at Subiaco and continues to foster and celebrate young writers as we’ve always done. This award is open to WA young writers from year one to year twelve.

🛍️ Shopping Trip Part 2 🛍️
Register now for our next Museum Morning, which is part 2 of the history of shopping on Rokeby Road and Hay Street. Take a look at the bustling commercial heart that defined Subiaco from the early grocers and drapers to the cafes, services and people who made the street come alive. Find out more and register here:

Museum Morning - Shopping Trip Along Rokeby Road and Hay Street, Part II Explore the shops of Subiaco from the early days to the 1980s

🤔 Hot Flushes, Belly Fat & Brain Fog: What If It Isn’t Menopause? 🤔
Join us at Subiaco Library for this eye-opening talk from internationally recognised Nutritional Medicine and Gut Health Practitioner Natalie Woodman, about why the gut is often the missing piece of the menopause puzzle. Learn more and register here:

Hot Flushes, Belly Fat & Brain Fog: What If It Isn’t Menopause? In this eye-opening talk, you’ll discover why the gut is often the missing piece of the menopause puzzle.

Thank you to everyone who voted in the 2026 Shaun Tan Award People's Choice Award! The winner, with 153 votes, was 'My Family as Red-Tailed Cockatoos' 🎨 There were over 1000 votes total, with most votes coming from Australia, but there were also votes from Japan, USA, Malaysia, Taiwan and UK! 🌏

✋ Reminder Subiaco Museum is closed today and will reopen on Wednesday 5 August with normal opening hours. 😀

Don't forget to vote in the People's Choice Award! 🎨 Entries close Sunday! https://bit.ly/4wLvAUP This weekend is your last chance to see the exhibition so be sure to pop in if you haven't already!

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📢 Subiaco Museum will be closed this Saturday 1 August 📢
We apologise for the inconvenience. Our digital collection is available to view anytime, anywhere, any day on CollectionsWA.

Subiaco Museum | Collections WA Subiaco Museum history, photographs, stories and collections. The Subiaco Museum opened under the guidance of the Subiaco Historical Society in 1975 and celebrated our 50th birthday in November 2025. Currently operating as a branch of the City of Subiaco, the museum collects, documents and preserves...

🩷 New Author Talk now open for bookings 🩷
Join author Tess Woods as she launches her new highly anticipated novel, The Cairo Bridal Shop. Spaces are limited so register now:

Author Talk/Book Launch - Tess Woods Join author Tess Woods to launch her new highly anticipated novel, The Cairo Bridal Shop.