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As International Women's Day is celebrated globally today, the WA Women's Hall of Fame has inducted 15 high achievers into its ranks, including mining executive Bronwyn Barnes and Committee for Perth chief executive Marion Fulker.

The Foundation for the WA Museum has appointed two new members to the board, with Nev Power set to become its chair.

The financial performance of WA's major arts organisations has fluctuated widely over the past year, research by Business News has found.

Amana Living has teamed up with a number of local arts organisations to deliver a new arts festival, designed specifically for seniors.

The state government has signed the stage two agreement for Western Australia's new $428 million museum with managing contractor Multiplex, construction of which is scheduled for completion in mid-2019.

SPECIAL REPORT: A focus on creating and sustaining a liveable, connected and internationally appealing city is driving arts and culture development and construction projects across Perth.

Human skeletal remains have been found at the building site of the new WA Museum in Northbridge and the Homicide Squad has been brought in.

A set of stained glass panels that depicts historical scenes of Perth city has provided a fundraising window of opportunity for its current owner, the Film and Television Institute of WA.

Not-for-profit executive Jenny Allen is set to leave her current position at the 500 Club after less than a year in the role to become director of the Western Australian Museum Foundation.

The Art Gallery of Western Australia plans to broaden its audience reach in 2017 with the renewal of galleries, development of new initiatives and partnerships, as well as the introduction of a contemporary series called Culture Juice.

Scitech will relocate to the Perth Cultural Centre after almost three decades at its current City West home, a move expected to complement the $428 million new museum complex scheduled to open in 2020.

The aquatic mystery of the Kimberley has been brought to the surface in the online interactive documentary Beneath the Waves.

Construction of Western Australia's new museum will commence early next year after the state government unveiled the winning design prepared by architects OMA and HASSELL, in tandem wi

One door has closed but others are opening for the WA Museum collections, which are starting to pop up in interesting places across the state.

After last month's closure of Perth Theatre Company, Business News has delved into the financial reports of arts and culture groups in WA to check on their health.

Zoe Richards, an upcoming scientist who has exposed a biological treasure trove in the Bonaparte Archipelago and discovered several species of coral, will be joining Curtin University in July, 2016

A celebration of WA's historical connection with trading ships dating back more than 500 years will be on display this spring and summer.

THOSE driving the development of a new $428 million museum in Western Australia are hoping to engage with more than 1 million annual visitors to the new facility within its first few years.

Three consortia comprising local and international design firms will compete for the design and construction contract for the new $430 million WA Museum, set to be built at the Perth Cultural Centre.

Woodside Petroleum managing director Peter Coleman has been appointed chair of the Australia-Korea Foundation.

The state government has begun the tender process to find a builder for its $430 million Museum of Western Australia, set to be built at the Perth Cultural Centre.

Balcatta-based PS Structures has been awarded a $13.5 million contract to upgrade the Museum of Western Australia's Collections and Research centre in Welshpool.

The state government will invest $21 million in preparation work for the new Museum of Western Australia in the 2014-15 financial year - starting with an upgrade of the Welshpool Collections and Re

SPECIAL REPORT: The state's major builders appear unfazed to be operating in what's considered among Western Australia's most competitive and closely monitored business sectors.

The WA Museum has appointed Julie Finch as project director of its new museum development.

The state government has kicked off an international search for a project director to head up content and operations at Western Australia's new $428 million museum.

THE state's chief scientist, Lynn Beazley, was awarded the second annual ‘Governors Award for Giving' last week at a ceremony at Government House ballroom to mark the official launch of the Corpora