The Perth Cultural Centre is an area of central Perth, Western Australia, near the James Street Mall.

Art Gallery of Western Australia in the Perth Cultural Centre

It is home to a number of cultural institutions including the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Western Australian Museum, State Library of Western Australia, State Records Office, State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Blue Room plus a number of coffee shops and bars.

The Perth Cultural Centre precinct is bound by Roe Street, Aberdeen Street, Beaufort Street and William Street in the suburb of Perth.[1] A walkway – Gallery Walk, named to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the WA Art Gallery – connects the Cultural Centre to Perth railway station.

From 1 July 2018, the Perth Theatre Trust took over responsibility for the management and activation of the Perth Cultural Centre from the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority.[2][3]

Institutions

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Name Facilities
Art Gallery of Western Australia
  • Gallery
  • Art Gallery Bar
  • Art Gallery Cafe
Blue Room Theatre
  • Main Space - 62-seat theatre
  • Theatre Studio - 50-seat theatre
  • Bar
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
  • Gallery
  • Performance Space
  • Pica Bar
State Library of Western Australia
  • J S Battye Library
  • The Story Place[4]
  • Ground Floor Gallery
  • The Story Place Gallery
  • Library Theatre
  • Small conference rooms
  • Computers and printers
State Records Office of Western Australia
State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
  • Heath Ledger Theatre - 575-seat theatre
  • Studio Underground - 234-seat theatre
  • The Courtyard 200-seat performance space
  • Middar Room
  • Rehearsal Room 1
Western Australian Museum

See also

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  • Picabar, connected to the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

References

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  1. ^ "When did the Perth Cultural Centre project start?". Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ Perth Theatre Trust Annual Report 2016-2017 (PDF) (Report). Perth: Perth Theatre Trust. 2017. p. 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ 2018-19 Government Mid-year Financial Projections Statement (PDF) (Report). December 2018. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "The Story Place". State Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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