Gallery Map

AGWA Rooftop
Rooftop:
10am-5pm daily except Tue

AGWA Rooftop is a 500-person venue offering unparalleled 360° views of the Perth CBD skyline.

Rooftop Bar:
Closed for the season

The AGWA Rooftop Bar will reopen Spring / Summer 2026.

Christopher Pease
Targets

This 34-metre long, five-metre tall printed metal and light-based artwork wraps around the Rooftop’s exterior walls, reflecting on place, belonging, and the centrality of the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) to both.

Sculpture Walk
AGWA Rooftop hosts an open-air sculpture park featuring works from the State Art Collection, including Gerhard Marcks’ The Caller and Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure, among others.

Sculptures
S1 Barbara Hepworth
S2 Jean Arp
S3 Henry Moore
S4 Gerhard Marcks
S5 Henri Laurens
S6 Oliffe Richmond
S7 Émile Bourdelle

Pippin Drysdale: Infinite Terrain
COMING SOON
Gallery 05 | Opens 6 Dec

A major retrospective on internationally acclaimed ceramicist Pippin Drysdale. Surveying forty years of practice, Infinite Terrain features works from the State Art Collection as well as significant loans, showcasing Drysdale’s adventurous spirit, collaborative processes and unique interpretations of the world through porcelain.

Attachment Styles
COMING SOON
Gallery 06 | Opens 13 Dec

This exhibition brings together some of the most beloved and recognisable works in Australian art history alongside vibrant contemporary acquisition. The exhibition invites reflection on how art can express the complexities of human connection, intimacy, and emotional bonds across time.

Elise Blumann: Music in motion
Gallery 08 | Until 30 Nov

This artist in focus exhibition pairs State Art Collection artworks by Elise Blumann with rarely displayed works from her later career. Elise Blumann: Music in motion works with archival materials to examine Blumann’s treatment of the human figure, particularly through two series, The Surfer and The Conductor, while also highlighting Blumann’s evolution in materials and forms over her career.

Theo Koning: Object Syntax
COMING SOON
Gallery 08 | Opens 20 Dec

Presenting works from the State Art Collection by Theo Koning (1950–2022), a leading Western Australian figure in installation and process-driven art. At its centre is The hot chook shop, a pivotal work from 1974, also featured are works from the late 1970s to mid-1980s, reflecting Koning’s rich legacy and his attentive exploration of the nuance and intimacy of objecthood.

Re-PLAY
Gallery 09 | Until 22 Feb

Re-PLAY is a dynamic participatory exhibition reigniting the power of open-ended play as a catalyst for creativity, connection and shared joy. Developed in collaboration with artist Maxxi Minaxi May, Re-PLAY invites you to follow curiosity, experiment with ideas and trust impulsive creativity. Through the arts of bricolage and assemblage Re-PLAY seeks to examine consumerism, mass consumption and throwaway culture by rekindling aesthetics. This exhibition advocates for a shift in how society values possessions and encourages dialogue about the significant role of imagination.

HALE TENGER / BORDERS / BORDERS
Gallery 01 | Until 8 Feb

HALE TENGER / BORDERS / BORDERS is the first museum survey of Hale Tenger, a pioneering Turkish artist whose poetic installations span over three decades. Through sound, image and language, her work explores power, memory and belonging, offering vital reflections on borders—political, psychological, and environmental—in our turbulent world.

Balancing Act
Gallery 02 | Until 5 Jan

Our story is not one story, but many stories to share. Balancing Act invites you to be surprised, delighted and challenged by the stories told through the eyes of First Nations artists and their works of art in this State Art Collection showcase.

Paola Pivi – I don’t like it, I love it
Foyer Mural, Concourse, Gallery 03, 04 & 10 | Until 26 Apr

This expansive and vibrant exhibition marks one of globally celebrated artist Paola Pivi’s biggest and most ambitious projects. Featuring major commissions created especially for AGWA’s unique architectural spaces, as well as other new works and key selected works from across Pivi’s career, these works offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience that reimagines the possibilities of art in public space.