We started our first full day in Perth with separate activities. I worked out in the hotel’s impressive gym, and Bob went walking down by the waterfront (the Swan River) to see what he could see in the dark.
We enjoyed a great (and free!) hot and cold spread for breakfast before venturing out for mostly indoor activities due to the forecasted rain. We walked through Murray Street Mall to get to Perth Station, the main train/tram station for the city center. Yesterday, we took the tram from the airport into the city and got off at Mciver station. Bob wanted to see this station as we could catch our tram here back to the airport on Friday. We were assisted by a rail official who had lots of helpful information. We have been very impressed with the customer service here.
Next, it was on to the Perth Cultural Centre. The Centre is composed of six institutions, 1) the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia (WA), 2) Art Gallery of WA, 3) WA Museum of Boola Badip, 4) State Library of WA, 5) The Blue Room Theatre, and 6) Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts. We focused on the library and art gallery.
with information to help educate you about them.
which tells the stories of Western Australia. The building appears to be a modern build but incorporating an older structure.
The WA State Library was a bit of disappointment. Architecturally, it wasn’t very interesting, and it only had a small exhibit called Stuff that showed the range of items that the library collects, seemingly a bit of everything. The library did have a good film playing that talked about their work as well.
We learned inside that the striped sculptures out front
are part of the library’s collection.
The Art Gallery of WA was a popular place today. There must have been at least 5 school groups there while we were there. We were most impressed with the current exhibit, that featured a number of big heads, the exhibit by Year 12 high school students, and the views from the top of the building.
Bob counted 8 Big Head Sculptures in his work.
I read the complete description that accompanied this painting,
and it haunted me. Not worth a bullet — see below.
We need to stop othering people.
We were impressed not only by the artwork but the message behind them.
as seen from the middle of the art gallery.
(though not open until Spring).
Peckish Travels 
3 replies on “An Initial Peek at Perth (5/31/2023)”
Beautiful 😁👍
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I only visited Perth once and I was very impressed – it was a business visit to the State Library and I especially remember two things: seeing the black swans on the Swan River and being introduced to Houghtons White Burgundy which I thought was the most delicious white wine I’d ever tasted. When I got back home I found it was sold in the UK as HWB as it couldn’t be called ‘burgundy’ because of EU regulations! Thanks for the pics 😊
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We will be walking around the Swan River today so will keep an eye out for the black swans. The white burgundy sounds lovely as well!
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