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Western Australia is one of the most isolated states in the whole of Australia, leading to the development of a cultural and artistic heritage that shows an amazing array of diversity and distinctness. The wondrous collection at the Art Gallery Of Western Australia is a mirror to this amazing culture of Western Australia and is understandably one of the most visited of the museums in Perth. About The Art Gallery Of Western Australia The Art Gallery Of Western Australia is an art gallery and a museum all rolled into one. On the one hand it is a forum to promote the works of both established and upcoming artists of the state while on the other hand it is a museum that preserves the artistic strains of the past. The Perth Art Gallery Of Western Australia is housed within two adjacent buildings of the Perth Cultural Centre and comprises of the main Gallery premises and the Centenary galleries. The Art Gallery Of Western Australia, Perth is a treasure trove of visual arts housing as many as 16,500 exhibits, some of which date way back to the 1830s and span the entire gamut from Australian Art to Indigenous Art (like the works of the Western Desert, South West and the Kimberley artisans). There is also an emphasis on promoting and preserving the fine strains of Western Australian art and also that of Central Desert and Arnhemland. The mammoth collection at the Art Gallery Of Western Australia is not only a treat for the eyes, but is also an enlightening foray into understanding the various movements, both artistic and social, that have shaped the Western Australian society. One of the grandest of the Perth art galleries, the Art Gallery Of Western Australia is your ticket into the multi-layered and multi-hued art scene of Perth.
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