:Perth Cultural Centre

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

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 Theatre 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mra.wa.gov.au/Projects/Perth-Cultural-Centre/About-the-Project/FAQs/|title=When did the Perth Cultural Centre project start?|publisher=Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421142758/http://www.mra.wa.gov.au/Projects/Perth-Cultural-Centre/About-the-Project/FAQs/|archive-date=21 April 2013|access-date=24 July 2013}} A walkway called Gallery Walk, named to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, connects the 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.{{cite report|url=http://ptt.wa.gov.au/media/2266/ptt023-annual-report-2016-17-web.pdf|title=Perth Theatre Trust Annual Report 2016-2017|date=2017|publisher=Perth Theatre Trust|location=Perth|page=41|access-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114122916/http://ptt.wa.gov.au/media/2266/ptt023-annual-report-2016-17-web.pdf|format=PDF|df=dmy-all|url-status=live|archive-date=14 November 2017}}{{Cite report|url=https://www.treasury.wa.gov.au/uploadedFiles/Site-content/State_Finances/2018-19-myr.pdf|title=2018-19 Government Mid-year Financial Projections Statement|date=December 2018|page=122|access-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222033414/https://www.treasury.wa.gov.au/uploadedFiles/Site-content/State_Finances/2018-19-myr.pdf|archive-date=22 December 2019}}

Institutions

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Art Gallery of Western Australia

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  • Gallery
  • Art Gallery Bar
  • Art Gallery Cafe
The Blue Room Theatre

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  • Main Space - 62-seat theatre
  • Theatre Studio - 50-seat theatre
  • Bar
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

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  • Gallery
  • Performance Space
  • Pica Bar
State Library of Western Australia

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  • J S Battye Library
  • The Story Place{{cite web|url=https://slwa.wa.gov.au/plan-my-visit/spaces-visit/story-place |title=The Story Place|publisher=State Library of Western Australia|access-date=2022-07-17}}
  • Ground Floor Gallery
  • The Story Place Gallery
  • Library Theatre
  • Small conference rooms
  • Computers and printers
State Records Office of Western Australia

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State Theatre Centre of Western Australia

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  • 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

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|Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)

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|Art Gallery of Western Australia

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|Entering precinct from Beaufort Street at east

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|{{lang |de |Der Rufer}} (The Caller)

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|Boola Bardip

|File:The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 2023, 16.jpg

|Inside Art Gallery of Western Australia

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|Jubilee Building

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See also

  • Picabar, connected to the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

References

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