❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question probes the costs, exclusivity, and financial arrangements surrounding the Princely Treasures Exhibition hosted in Perth while the Victoria and Albert Museum was being refurbished.
AnsweredQoN 6237Legislative Assembly
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In relation to the Princely Treasures Exhibition visiting Western Australia while its home gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum is being refurbished, I ask:
(a) what is the total cost of the fees, charges and sponsorship being paid by the Western Australian Government to house this exhibition when it had to be moved from its London home;
(b) if the Minister won’t reveal the costs being incurred by Western Australian taxpayers, why not;
(c) is the Minister aware that this collection of 80 artefacts are also going to spend extended time in the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the National Museum of Korea after its display in Perth;
(d) why did the Minister refer to this Exhibition as an exclusive in media statements regarding its movement to Perth; and
(e) given it is not an exclusive exhibition, what percentage of its travel costs are being paid or reimbursed to the Government of Western Australia by the other galleries and museums hosting its forced sojourn from its London gallery?
(a) what is the total cost of the fees, charges and sponsorship being paid by the Western Australian Government to house this exhibition when it had to be moved from its London home;
(b) if the Minister won’t reveal the costs being incurred by Western Australian taxpayers, why not;
(c) is the Minister aware that this collection of 80 artefacts are also going to spend extended time in the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the National Museum of Korea after its display in Perth;
(d) why did the Minister refer to this Exhibition as an exclusive in media statements regarding its movement to Perth; and
(e) given it is not an exclusive exhibition, what percentage of its travel costs are being paid or reimbursed to the Government of Western Australia by the other galleries and museums hosting its forced sojourn from its London gallery?
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Answered
3 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
36 days
(a-b) The Princely Treasures Exhibition was brought to Perth by the Art Gallery of Western Australia and therefore falls under the Culture and Arts portfolio.
(c) Yes.
(d) It is exclusive to Western Australia as it will not be shown anywhere else in Australia. The exhibition is designed to attract tourists primarily from other States to WA.
(e) The Princely Treasures Exhibition was brought to Perth by the Art Gallery of Western Australia and therefore falls under the Culture and Arts portfolio.
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(c) Yes.
(d) It is exclusive to Western Australia as it will not be shown anywhere else in Australia. The exhibition is designed to attract tourists primarily from other States to WA.
(e) The Princely Treasures Exhibition was brought to Perth by the Art Gallery of Western Australia and therefore falls under the Culture and Arts portfolio.
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