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White Spark Pictures has premiered an immersive virtual reality film at WA Museum Boola Bardip, showcasing never-before-seen parts of the Kimberley.

The arts and culture sector faces increasing costs and changing audience preferences as the state government prepares to release a 10-year plan.

The Western Australian Museum has been awarded a $555,000 grant by the Foundation for the WA Museum to fund its acquisition of a significant East Kimberley art collection.

The arts need to implement programs to remove barriers to access for young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, according to economist Michael Dockery.

WA Museum Boola Bardip topped three categories at the Museums and Galleries National Awards last night in Canberra, including gallery fit out.

The highly anticipated WA Museum Boola Bardip will open later this month.

Associate Professor Melissa Langdon says International Women's Day is a time to celebrate women's achievements and have important conversations on how women can be better supported at work and in society.

Western Australia's new museum will be free of charge for 18 months after its November 2020 opening, with the state government expecting up to 800,000 people to experience the $430 million facility over that time.

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.

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.