Top 10 Museums in Fremantle, Western Australia

At Zinongo Gallery, Njalikwa Chongwe exhibits a wide range of handmade ceramics. The gallery is located in a traditional corner shop, set high on the Beaconsfield Ridge, overlooking the Indian Ocean with views to Rottnest Island. The gallery hosts a ceramic studio where Njalikwa makes and fires a wide range of low fired Raku and high fired Stoneware ceramic pieces.

Visit the gallery to view Glen Cowans' photography of marine images inspired by the waters of Western Australia and oceans around the world. His subjects are the seascapes within and the breathlessly beautiful life forms that live there. Cowans' images allow us to contemplate the wondrous life of the oceans. His lens is our microscope, exposing colour and species with a complexity and sculptural form not normally visible to the naked eye.

Discover the richness of Australian Aboriginal art and culture. Japingka Gallery specialises in contemporary Aboriginal Art, bringing the best of regional styles and leading artists into one gallery in Perth, Western Australia. Choose from over 4000 paintings, located in our heritage 1880s warehouse building in Fremantle. Or visit our exhibitions and artists galleries online

Artitja Fine Art Gallery specialises in Australian Aboriginal art and operates BY APPOINTMENT only, however we do hold quarterly public exhibitions which are listed on our website.

Greg James Sculpture Studio Gallery is an operating artists studio and gallery. It is also an operating bronze foundry specialising in Bronze Sculpture. The Gallery houses over 200 artworks from life size to smaller scale bronze works with 7 artists in residence offering oil and acrylic paintings and mixed media sculptures. We also display fine ceramic works locally manufactured jewellery and art photography from local photographers. The gallery is located in J Shed at Arthur Head on Fleet Street Fremantle at the North end of Bathers Beach just below the Round House.

Experience abstract expressionism art, up close and personal at our new gallery in the popular historic town of Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia.

Perched on the Indian Ocean's shore, the WA Maritime Museum is symbolic of Fremantle’s past, present and future as a coastal city and port. The Museum houses several unique galleries that explore WA's maritime relationship. From leisure boats and handcrafted sailing boats to commercial pearl luggers, the Museum inspires visitors to discover WA’s affinity with the ocean. The Museum is home to the winning America's Cup yacht, Australia II, an Oberon class submarine — HMAS Ovens, Jon Sanders’ Parry Endeavour and many other iconic vessels from WA's maritime history.

Fremantle Prison is one of Western Australia’s premier tourist attractions and the only World Heritage listed building in the State.The Prison was built by convicts in the 1850s and was used as a place of incarceration for almost 140 years. With solitary cells and gallows Fremantle Prison is a monument to a system of punishment that is uncomfortably recent. Fremantle Prison now holds the key to history, mystery and fun. Step inside and do time with experienced guides on a fascinating Prison Day Tour. Explore the labyrinth of tunnels 20m beneath the Prison by foot and by boat on a Tunnels Tour adventure. Feeling brave? Delve into the darker side of the Prison’s history on an eerie Torchlight Tour.

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.