Mr. Krsticevic inquired about the Art Gallery of WA's storage space usage and costs over the past five years. The Minister provided details on internal storage capacity, external storage usage (in cubic metres), and associated rental/leasing expenses.

AnsweredQoN 3397Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 June 2018
Portfolio
Culture and the Arts

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In respect of the Art Gallery of WA, for each of the past five years will the Minister advise: (a) how many square meters of storage space have been used to store the Gallery's collec tion; (b) how many square meters of storage space have been leased and/or rented; and (c) the costs of renting or leasing any external storage space?

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Answered
14 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
1 days
(a) The total floor area of the Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) State Art Collection (SAC) storage is 2,321m², which contains 3,614m² of fixed and mobile racking for 2D works and 977m² shelving for 3D works and boxed objects.
(b) Financial Year 2013/14 – 128 cubic metres (12 months)
Financial Year 2014/15 – 128 cubic metres (6 months only) *
Financial Year 2015/16 – 8 cubic metres (3 months only)
Financial Year 2016/17 – 6 cubic metres   (7 months only) **
Financial Year 2017/18 – 6 cubic metres   (12 months) **
*use of offsite storage ceased at the end of December 2014 and works returned to AGWA for storage in a re-purposed storage area
** 2016/17 and 2017/18 Temporary offsite storage for new acquisitions.
(c) Financial Year 2013/14 - $156,902
Financial Year 2014/15 - $85,215
Financial Year 2015/16 - $5,162
Financial Year 2016/17 - $3,699
Financial Year 2017/18 - $7,756

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