

Location
The Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre is located at 1 Arthur Street, Bunbury, Western Australia.
Hours and cost
The Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm (closed Mondays and public holidays). While the Museum is free to visit, we do ask visitors to make a voluntary gold coin donation.
The Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre welcomes and encourages children of all ages to use its facilities and services.
For the safety and comfort of all visitors, a parent, guardian, caregiver or responsible adult over 18 years of age must accompany and supervise children (12 years and under) whilst in the museum and accept responsibility for monitoring the activities and behaviour of their children.
Supervision requires that the responsible adult must be within sight of their child at all times. Museum staff are unable to undertake supervision responsibilities when children and young people enter the museum.
Responsible adults visiting the Bunbury Museum are asked to observe the following guidelines:
- Supervise your child(ren) at all times whilst using museum facilities and interacting with the exhibitions.
- Keep food and drinks away from all museum exhibitions and displays.
- Hot drinks are not allowed near the exhibitions and displays.
- For safety reasons, children are required to use the furniture provided appropriately for its intended use and are not to climb on it.
- Enforce that museum displays are not to be climbed on, over or under.
- Please tidy areas you have used before leaving.
Children aged over 12 years may visit the Bunbury Museum without being supervised provided they maintain acceptable behaviour at all times.
The closest parking is within the Paisley Centre Car Park (paid parking) which is next to the Museum building. This car park contains ACROD bays and can be entered via Arthur Street and Stirling Street. Visit City of Bunbury parking for more information.
There is a taxi rank and three ‘pickup and setdown only’ car bays at the entrance to the Museum on Arthur Street.
The Museum has automatic entry and exit doors and the building is fully wheelchair accessible. An adult-size wheelchair is available for use within the building. We also have plenty of seating within the display space.
The Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre is committed to the City of Bunbury’s Disability, Access and Inclusion Plan 2023 to 2028.
The Museum hosts regular Sensory Quiet Sunday afternoon events for visitors who prefer a calm, quiet experience when visiting public spaces.
If you have specific access requirements and require any adjustments, please do not hesitate to contact our staff and we will do our best to accommodate you. Group bookings and tours can also be arranged – contact the Museum for more information.
Guide dogs and assistance dogs (and dogs in training) are welcome in the Museum.
There are men’s, women’s and accessible toilets within the Museum building. The Paisley Centre Public Toilets are also located on the outside of the building. There are no baby-changing facilities within the Museum. The closest baby-changing facilities are within the Bunbury Centrepoint Shopping Centre.
There are plenty of cafes and food outlets close to the Museum. We ask that food and drink is not consumed in the Museum building as it can attract pests that damage our fragile collection items.
A visual story is a step-by-step guide to visiting the Museum to help you plan your trip.
Visiting the Museum should be an enjoyable experience for everyone! We try to avoid too many rules, but there are a few ‘Museum manners’ we expect visitors to follow. These are for everyone’s comfort and safety, and to protect irreplaceable collection objects and the 130 year-old building.
- You are welcome to talk, laugh, cry, wonder, get excited and be imaginative.
- We ask you not to bring food or drink, or touch objects unless the sign says you can do so.
- Photographs and selfies are welcome, but not selfie sticks or commercial photography. No flash please.
Please ‘tag’ the Museum if you share your photographs – @bunburymuseum on Facebook, @bunburymuseum on Instagram, #bunburymuseum #lovebunbury!
The Museum welcomes your feedback on our facility and services. Please contact us on museum@bunbury.wa.gov.au or (08) 9792 7284.