Great Southern Residency Building

Established in 1850, this Residency Building has a rich history for you to discover.

Completed in 1850, the original building served as a store and office for the nearby convict-hiring depot. Since then, it had gone through much renovation, being used fir various things. After renovations, the building re-opened in 1975 as The Albany Residency Museum, the first branch of the WA Museum outside the metropolitan area. In 1985 the site became known as the Western Australian Museum – Albany, and more recently the Museum of the Great Southern.

In 2010, The Residency building underwent further upgrading. It now houses an array of stunning galleries with stories from Minang Noongar Boodja (Country), a place rich in culture, Aboriginal and Wadjella (non-Aboriginal) histories and information about amazing regional biodiversity.