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Ever wanted to know what's in the collection of almost 40,000 items at the Museum of Performing Arts? Our ever-growing database provides information relating to performers, shows, photographs, costumes and much more. Click here to see for yourself!
The Museum of Performing Arts
Current Exhibition features: HAVING A BALL EXHIBITION:
3 June to 29 August 2008
FROM THE CHARLESTON TO ROCK AND ROLL
Quickstep your way to the Museum of Performing Arts and enjoy six decades of our social and musical life with this fascinating exhibition of photographs and mementos from Temple Court/Embassy Ballroom, Government House Ballroom, Canterbury Court, Lido Cabaret and the Perth Town Hall.
This event is part of 2008 City of Perth Winter Arts Festival
OPENING HOURS
Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm
LOCATION
Enter off Hay Street at His Majesty's Theatre - go down the stairs in front of Barre cafe
COST
Entry is by gold coin donation
BOOK A TOUR
Schools and other groups can book tours on 9265 0900. RELATED LINKS
Live Performance Australia Hall of Fame. His Majesty’s Theatre officially opened the state’s
first dedicated Museum of Performing Arts in February 2001,
acknowledging the importance of preserving Western Australia’s
rich and colourful entertainment history.
Situated adjacent to DownStairs at the Maj, the Museum of
Performing Arts houses an extensive collection including photographs,
programs, posters, press clippings, scrapbooks, scripts, sheet
music, sound tapes, designs and an array of magnificent costumes.
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Thanks
to the generosity of donations from private collectors the world
over, every genre of the performing arts is represented in the Museum’s
archival collection, from music and opera, to dance, drama, vaudeville
revue, circus and stand-up comedy.
The Museum’s oldest Western Australian item is a silk programme
from a Perth performance of amateur theatricals in 1854, just 25
years after the establishment of the Swan River colony.
Even the room in which the Museum of Performing Arts resides has
its own unique history. Prior to becoming a successful restaurant
frequented by Perth’s elite in the 1980’s, the room was
a health club complete with a swimming pool.
With constantly changing exhibitions of costumes and memorabilia
taken from the treasure trove of the backstage archives, the Museum
of Performing Arts celebrates Western Australia’s entertainment
heritage from the earliest days of the Swan River Colony, through
the Gold Rush to the computerised present.
GROUP TOURS
His Majesty’s Theatre historian and Museum of Performing Arts
curator Ivan King, provides his theatrical expertise during informative
tours of the Theatre and Museum.
We encourage and welcome schools, tour and other specialist groups
to direct email enquiries and bookings to : MUSEUM
OF PERFORMING ARTS
DONATIONS
Your contribution of a gold coin donation on entry to the Museum
of Performing Arts will assist with maintaining the collection and
making it available for public viewing in years to come.
Donations of Western Australian theatre memorabilia to the Museum
of Performing Arts are welcome.
Please email: MUSEUM
DONATIONS
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