University of Western Australia.
perth, Australia

Initially known as the Anthropology Research Museum, it was renamed the Berndt Museum of Anthropology in 1992. The change of name was to honour the Museum's founders and principal benefactors, Ronald M. and Catherine H. Berndt. The Museum administers the Professor Ronald M. and Dr Catherine H. Berndt Research Foundation that promotes research in the field of Aboriginal Australia.

The core collections were obtained by Ronald M. and Catherine H. Berndt during almost fifty years of fieldwork in many areas of Australia, as well as New Guinea.

These have been augmented by materials assembled by staff, graduate students and other associates of the Department of Anthropology, as well as through purchases and donations under the federal Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme (now the Cultural Gifts Program).

The Museum's present building was officially opened in 1979 by the then Director of the Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australia Council (Mr R Edwards) with the then Chairman of that Board (Wandjuk Marika).