Story: Art Gallery of WA
Episode: 16
Presenter: Chrissy Morrissey
Air Date: 7 June 2026

Chrissy visits the Art Gallery of Western Australia, discovering a variety of themes and messages that stick with you beyond your stay.

• The gallery was founded in 1895. It blends a modern Brutalist main building (opened in 1979) with a heritage-listed 1905 former police court building.
• The State Art Collection holds over 18,000 pieces of art, craft, and design.
• It features one of the most prominent collections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in the region.
• Entry is free to the public, with visitors only occasionally needing tickets for select special exhibitions.
• The multi-million-dollar AGWA Elevate rooftop precinct features one of the largest rooftop event spaces in the state, offering city skyline views, a rooftop bar, and large-scale, illuminated Noongar art.
• You can film one of the oldest standing buildings in Western Australia on site, which is used to display historical and changing rotations of art.
• It is located directly in the Perth Cultural Centre, just steps away from the Perth Train Station and the Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip.
• The on-site retail space is famous for highlighting and stocking craft, design, and art products made exclusively by local West Australian and international creatives.