WA Museum Boola Bardip, Perth Building Project, Western Australia Architecture Photos
WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth
23 Nov 2020
WA Museum Boola Bardip
Design: Hassell + OMA
Location: Perth, Western Australia

The WA Museum Boola Bardip has been conceived as a ?collection of stories? about Western Australia?s diversity, rich history, and contemporary culture. Heritage buildings and new volumes have been connected to offer a variety of curatorial possibilities, and to create the sheltered, outdoor ?City Room? for public cultural programs and daily activities, including a nine-day cultural festival celebrating the opening.

The renewed Museum will be a place where the local community and global visitors can gather to engage in diverse cultural experiences. It features additional spaces for exhibitions and events, capacity for national and international touring shows, and new retail and dining opportunities. The design is by HASSELL and OMA.
Two intersecting circulation loops ? one vertical and one horizontal ? connect the refurbished historic buildings and new structures, while offering multiple routes for different experiences of the Museum?s content. The ?City Room? at the heart of the project is a civic space for a variety of activities and exhibitions, used by the Museum, nearby cultural institutions, and the general public.

Hassell Principal Mark Loughnan said: ?The Museum carefully combines and embraces historic and contemporary architecture to provide opportunities...