Unknown artist View of Fremantle c1869 (detail). Watercolour and pencil on paper, 35.2 x 50 cm. State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia.
There’s nothing like a personal interaction to spark the imagination.
Whether you’re a seasoned artistic traveller or apprentice explorer, our Gallery Guides offer that extra insight into the artwork, the era and the artist.
“Unknown Land” Guru Guided Tours 2-3pm, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays
(excluding 24, 25, 26, 27 Dec and 1, 2 & 26 Jan)
Get to know the“Unknown Land”with an hour long tour by a Guru Guide. How did early artists and explorers see Western Australia? And what does it tell us about them and ourselves? Through works that include coastal views, landscapes, maps and detailed pictures of the flora and fauna, see how WA was documented, from the very early days of European settlement through to the end of the 19th century.
