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 Keep up to date with the latest information on the Perth Cultural Centre revitalisation or recent events. 

• Secrets of the Afterlife

  14 May 2013
  Secrets of the Afterlife: Magic, Mummies and Immortality in Ancient Egypt starts this Friday 17 May at the WA Museum. Showcasing a stunning array of more than 100 artefacts from the renowned British Museum collection, this spellbinding exhibition will not be seen anywhere else in Australia and will be on display until 22 September. more

• Hatched National Art Graduate Show 2013

  22 April 2013
  PICA’s ever-popular Hatched returns in 2013 for its 22nd edition. Continuing to be the only national survey of its kind, this year’s Hatched features 37 artists from 20 art schools across Australia. You can catch Hatched on at PICA from 20 April - 9 June 2013. more

• O-Day to lift the lid on all things Northbridge

  19 April 2013
  Northbridge will be bursting with activity this Sunday, 21 April for the third annual O-Day with over 100 things to do, see and collect.. “O-Day is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and enjoy one of Perth’s favourite public spaces with a feast of entertainment guaranteed to offer something for all tastes and ages,” Mr Kinsella said. more

• Rare chance to secure a slice of Perth history

  10 April 2013
  A rare opportunity for developers to write themselves into the city’s history books is on offer by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. The “for sale” sign has gone up in the heritage-listed William Street Precinct with expressions of interest sought for a unique mixed-use development on the 836sqm site. more

• Aboriginal art works to be revealed in the city

  4 February 2013
  Works by more than 35 emerging Western Australian Aboriginal artists will be exhibited to the public in April in the Perth Cultural Centre. Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said the art works would be part of the Revealed: Emerging Aboriginal Artists from Western Australia 2013 Showcase. more

• Fringe Binge at the Festival Four-Day Weekend

  18 January 2013
  FRINGE WORLD Festival is throwing open its doors and inviting everyone down to explore Perth’s biggest, boldest and brassiest Festival with a four-day weekend extravaganza of free and heavily discounted events to get Fringe started for 2013! more

• Get creative in the city

  14 January 2013
  Applications are now open for for Central Institute of Technology's courses for Term 1, 2013. Develop your creative flair, pick up new skills and follow your passion. Be it photography, radio, animation, games development, screen and media or music you can apply online now. more

• William St winner enjoys Christmas shopping spree

  12 December 2012
  Christmas has come early for Amy Hanton after winning the William Street 3000 Facebook competition. Her winning entry was chosen for best encapsulating the vibe of the newly transformed retail strip – ‘I’d buy some yummy chops, some trendy tops, enjoy cultural scenes, in new blue jeans, and fall in love...with William’. more

• Illuminites Festival of Christmas

  30 November 2012
  Live music, giant interactive snow globe, night markets with gifts and food, Christmas animation and magic on the big screen. What's not to love? As the sun starts to set on Friday 14 December, the Perth Cultural Centre will light up with Christmas music, gift markets, food, and fun for the Illuminites Festival of Christmas. more

• 2012 AWESOME Festival

  12 September 2012
  One of Perth's favourite family events, The AWESOME Festival, is happening this October School holidays! Presenting a spectacular feast of theatre, dance, early childhood, music, film and lots of hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Running 6-19 October in the Perth Cultural Centre, make your school holidays AWESOME. more

• Digital Radio's 3rd Birthday

  15 August 2012
  Some of Perth's biggest radio stars will come together at Perth Cultural Centre to broadcast on Friday August 24 from 5.30am to 9.00am. Come and meet the faces behind the voices you love to listen to on your radio with stations from AM, FM, DAB+ digital radio, the ABC and SBS working side by side. more

• Art Gallery of WA gets piece of Big Apple action

  13 June 2012
  Culture and the Arts Minister John Day today hosted an exclusive preview of Picasso to Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters which opens at the Art Gallery of Western Australia on Saturday. more

• New York culture hits the streets of Perth this winter

  8 June 2012
  Start spreading the news, the streets of Perth are about to come alive with New York’s vibrant culture this winter. In an exciting development for Perth, The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) has announced the six unique exhibitions that form the exclusive partnership series with New York’s prestigious Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). more

• Oz Concert Live on the Cultural Centre Screen

  15 March 2012
  The community is invited to enjoy the annual Oz Concert live via satellite on the Cultural Centre Screen on Sunday 18 March from 6.00pm. more

• Famous artwork ‘We Must Cultivate Our Garden’ set for an Australian debut in Perth

  17 February 2012
  Scottish artist Nathan Coley is bringing his sculpture ‘We Must Cultivate Our Garden’ to Perth, the Australian debut of this internationally acclaimed artwork. more

• Restricted access to the PCC

  30 January 2012
  There will be access restrictions at the Perth Cultural Centre from Friday 10 - Sunday 12 February due to the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival. more

• Perth Cultural Centre lights up for Christmas

  9 December 2011
  The Illuminites Christmas Festival will be held in the Perth Cultural Centre on Friday 9th, and Friday 16th December. more

• Free visual art learning resources for students

  10 November 2011
  The Butcher Shop have just announced the launch of a number of free visual art learning resources, designed with trained teachers especially for Western Australian high school students. more

• People’s Space for CHOGM 2011 unveiled

  10 October 2011
  Planning Minister John Day has officially opened a nature-inspired children’s play space in the Perth Cultural Centre and highlighted other new improvements, including special lighting effects, just in time for CHOGM 2011. more

• Festival to bring the Commonwealth to the people during CHOGM

  7 September 2011
  Culture and the Arts Minister John Day today launched the program of outdoor concerts, world-class exhibitions, art, films, street theatre, and more than 70 free activities that will transform the city as part of the Commonwealth Festival Perth. more

• Growing Green in the Perth Cultural Centre

  29 August 2011
  A free sustainability lecture series in the Perth Cultural Centre is inviting city workers to escape the office and enjoy their lunch outdoors. more

• William Street footbridge closure

  16 August 2011
  To make room for relocated train tracks, a section of the William Street footbridge, also known as the Western Concourse, between Roe and Wellington streets will close from Wednesday, 24 August for partial removal. more

• What's popping up on William Street

  5 July 2011
  Montage operates ‘pop-up’ stores all over the city and will be coming to William Street from 1-31 July. Don’t miss your opportunity to explore this new retail offering. more

• Rock and Roll ain't noise pollution!

  5 July 2011
  Celebrate Bon Scott's 65th Birthday in true rock and roll style by heading down to the Perth Cultural Centre next Friday night for a free AC/DC tribute concert by local Perth band Bogarnis. more

• Where art meets culture

  23 June 2011
  A gigantic, white, inflatable hand appeared in the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre in late January. The hand was an unexpected sight that, overlaid on the well known landscape of the area, created a humorous and surprising rupture in the every day environment. more

• Exciting additions to the Perth Cultural Centre

  16 June 2011
  An LED screen, feature lighting and a new children’s play space are some of the latest additions being introduced into the Perth Cultural Centre (PCC). Works will commence on site next week and will be completed in time for the People’s Space that will be held in the PCC during CHOGM in October 2011. more

• Award Winning Landscape Design in the PCC

  9 June 2011
  EPRA congratulates John Byrne & Associates who picked up two awards at the 2011 Landscape Industries Association of Western Australia Awards of Excellence for their work in Perth Cultural Centre project and in creating the Urban Orchard. more

• New produce planted in the Urban Orchard

  3 May 2011
  Following the successful autumn harvest and planting day on Sunday 1 May, the garden beds of the Urban Orchard now boast new seasonal produce. more

• A Midsummer Night's Dream live broadcast

  13 April 2011
  For the first time in Australia, on 21 May 2011, Black Swan State Theatre Company’s live stage performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the State Theatre Centre of WA in Perth will be broadcast in real time to audiences in the Northbridge Piazza and across regional Western Australia. more

• PCC has gone gastronomical

  10 February 2011
  Indulge your tastebuds in the Perth Cultural Centre with two new food and beverage pods now open and offering an enticing selection of light snack options for O Day patrons, city workers, and visitors to the area. more

• O Day - Explore the new State Theatre Centre

  10 February 2011
  Perth’s newest arts venue, the State Theatre Centre, will once again throw its doors open for public tours on O Day. more

• O Day - Play your way through the PCC

  10 February 2011
  O Day at the Perth Cultural Centre offers something for everyone. For the children and young at heart, a series of roving entertainers and street performers will move through the Perth Cultural Centre throughout the day. more

• O Day - Discover a little retail treasure

  10 February 2011
  Discover unique retail treasures at O Day when you visit the Made on the Left markets or wander down the newly refurbished William Street. more

• O Day sees a new day

  3 February 2011
  Due to an unfortunate show down with mother nature, O Day is now rescheduled to Sunday 20 February. Lock this new date into your diaries so you can experience this day of live entertainment and activity in the transformed cultural heart of Perth, and pop in to visit the new State Theatre Centre. more

• O Day Outdoor Activities Cancelled

  29 January 2011
  Due to the severe weather conditions forecast as a result of Tropical Cyclone Bianca, outdoor entertainment and markets scheduled for O Day at the Perth Cultural Centre have been cancelled. more

• New Attractions on William Street Just Keep Coming!

  13 December 2010
  William Street, Northbridge is coming of age as old favourites return to refurbished premises and new retailers, Rummage, tu`, 1Up and Foxhunt, begin trading in time for the busy holiday period. more

• Memorial unveiled to Western Australia’s Forgotten Australians

  13 December 2010
  The Perth Cultural Centre is home to the State’s first official monument to Western Australia’s Forgotten Australians. During the last century, more than 56,000 West Australians through no fault of their own found themselves in orphanages, hostels or other out-of-home care. more

• Opening date announced for new State Theatre Centre of Western Australia

  13 October 2010
  The State Theatre Centre of Western Australia will open with a series of events in January 2011. more

• Ready for more places to shop on William Street?

  30 September 2010
  The vision to transform William Street into the city’s most exciting new creative, retail and food and beverage strip will be realised in the coming months as the first tenants begin to open their doors. more

• Urban orchard in the Perth Cultural Centre ready for its first harvest

  29 September 2010
  Fresh organic produce grown in the Perth Cultural Centre’s new urban orchard will be ready to pick at the first harvesting day on Sunday 3 October, followed by a free public gardening presentation by expert gardener and media personality Josh Byrne. more

• Peggy Guggenheim Collection from Venice to Perth

  29 September 2010
  This spring the public will have the unique opportunity of seeing world-class works of art normally on display in Venice, Italy, when the Art Gallery of Western Australia hosts Peggy Guggenheim: A Collection in Venice, the first exhibition of a new series entitled Great Collections of the World. more

• It’s a busy few months for the city’s new favourite destination and meeting place

  9 September 2010
  Since the completion of the short-term activation of the Perth Cultural Centre in July, the area is enjoying a new lease on life. more

• 'Volcano erupts' in the Perth Cultural Centre

  25 August 2010
  The Day in Pompeii experience starts early for evening visitors to the WA Museum – they will now be crossing a sea of ‘bubbling lava’ thanks to cinematic technology and the same techniques used in animated video games like Shrek. more

• Wetland - biodiversity in the PCC

  23 August 2010
  The wetland is one of the exciting new features in the Perth Cultural Centre, and last week it welcomed some new guests to call it home. more

• West Australians offered special rate for rare exhibition duo

  17 August 2010
  In the last two weeks of August a joint ticket deal is being offered for the Western Australian Museum’s A Day in Pompeii and the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s upcoming exhibition event, Peggy Guggenheim: A Collection in Venice. more

• Perth Cultural Centre transformation unveiled

  19 July 2010
  The completion of short-term revitalisation works in the Perth Cultural Centre was unveiled today at a community planting day in an innovative new urban orchard, located opposite the Art Gallery of Western Australia. more

• Project Update - 14 July

  14 July 2010
  Project Update - 14 July more

• Project Update - 6 July

  6 July 2010
  Project Update - 6 July more

• Project Update - 29 June

  29 June 2010
  Project Update - 29 June more

• New and improved food and retail strip for Northbridge

  24 June 2010
  A leading Perth restaurateur’s new venture and popular gourmet burger shop are among a number of businesses announced today to operate from newly-restored heritage buildings on William Street. more

• Project Update - 22 June

  22 June 2010
  Project Update - 22 June more

• Creating the William Street strip

  15 June 2010
  William Street in Northbridge has a colourful history and unique identity built on its reputation for emerging fashion, entertainment, cultural diversity and cuisine. It’s an important link from Mount Lawley to Northbridge and through to Perth’s waterfront and will play a big part in the future growth of the city. more

• Perth Cultural Centre - the story so far...

  15 June 2010
  Perth has Australia’s fastest growing population. The work to transform our city to accommodate this growth is well underway with EPRA’s coordinated program building Perth’s capacity, increasing intensity and activity in the city and redefining our city and how we use it. Revitalising the Perth Cultural Centre into a vibrant community place that people will want to visit and keep visiting is one part of this program, but it’s no small undertaking. more

• Establishing an ecosystem in the heart of the city

  15 June 2010
  As you are reading this, an urban orchard and native wetlands are being brought to life in the Perth Cultural Centre (PCC). more

• Works update - Perth Cultural Centre taking shape

  15 June 2010
  The new look Perth Cultural Centre is taking shape, with the urban orchard and wetland areas coming together before your eyes and the formerly grey landscape becoming brighter by the day. more

• Project Update - 15 June

  15 June 2010
  Project Update - 15 June more

• Pompeii's ancient treasures touch down

  15 June 2010
  There’s an eruption of drama and excitement at the WA Museum as it becomes one of only two Australian cities to host A Day in Pompeii! more

• Events in the Perth Cultural Centre to continue past the summer months

  9 April 2010
  Large scale photographic artworks, projections that reveal the inner workings of a theatre and a car show for Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts are some of the highlights featuring in the Perth Cultural Centre this month. more

• Revitalised William Street attracts vibrant tenant mix

  31 March 2010
  A bookshop, bakery, gallery, café and clothing boutique are just some of the niche retailers and independent businesses set to move into 11 renovated buildings in Northbridge's William Street heritage precinct. more

• Notice of Major Works - Sunday 14 March

  12 March 2010
  Visitors to the Perth Cultural Centre on Sunday 14th March are advised that there will be major works taking place as the two retail pods are installed. more

• The Perth Cultural Centre brings free live blues, baroque and beats every weekend

  19 February 2010
  The chilled out rhythm and blues of local outfit Neo will be the first free musical offering in the Perth Cultural Centre this Friday night, 19 February. more

• Leading chalk artist to create works on art on Cultural Centre pavement

  9 February 2010
  Iconic Australian artworks will emerge from the pavement on a weekend of activities in the Perth Cultural Centre supported by EPRA as part of its revitalisation of the area. more

• Music festival sets the tone for things to come in the Perth Cultural Centre

  28 January 2010
  After its highly successful debut in 2009, St Jerome's Laneway Festival returns to the Perth Cultural Centre on Saturday, 6 February. more

• An evolving artwork frames the Perth Cultural Centre

  13 January 2010
  The artworks on the temporary construction site hoardings at the James Street entrance to the Perth Cultural Centre are continuing to grow with works on a mural outside the old Merizzi Travel Agent due for completion this Sunday. more

• 100 voices to fill Perth Cultural Centre this Saturday

  16 December 2009
  The soaring voices of the 100-strong 'Born to Sing' choir will fill the Perth Cultural Centre this Saturday 19 December 2009 as part of a free community performance. more

• William Street becomes vibrant mural for local artists

  10 December 2009
  Northbridge artists have transformed the corner of James and William streets into a unique 50 metre-long artwork as part of EPRA's revitalisation of the area. more

• Minister launches plans to breathe new life into Perth Cultural Centre

  26 October 2009
  The area between William, Roe, Beaufort and Francis streets in Northbridge, which includes the State Library, WA Art Gallery and WA Museum, will be transformed with new cafes, entertainment, improved security, an orchard and free wireless internet. more

• William Street to get a new lease on life

  2 September 2009
  Niche retailers and independent labels have the opportunity to lease in EPRA's revitalised William Street which is set to become a unique new inner city destination. more