Annual Report 2001-2002 - Western Australian Museum - The ...

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A Message from the Minister
I am pleased to table in Parliament the 2001–2002 Annual Report of the Western
Australian Museum.
The past 12 months have been a period of great activity and significant achievement
in the culture and arts sector. This Government has recognised the important role that
arts and culture, and the agencies supporting them, play in society. To that end, I am
proud to say that we have increased funding to the Arts budget.
The Western Australian Museum embraces a broad range of programs, through its
research and public communications. I am particularly pleased to see the Museum
placing an emphasis on partnerships, with other Government agencies, the private
sector, and, most importantly, with the community. Also pleasing is the Museum’s
commitment to new initiatives for regional Western Australia.
The Maritime and Geraldton museum buildings are each in their own way icons of
cultural architecture. I look forward to their completion as functional museums over
the next several months. I know the staff of the Museum are working very hard to
deliver on these and multiple other projects, for a very wide audience.
The Museum faces certain challenges at its main Perth site. The Trustees of the Museum
are working with me to explore all options for addressing these challenges, and, in the
process, to deliver new and exciting products and experiences for the people of
Western Australia.
I know the Western Australian Museum, through all its sites and all its services, will
remain a vital part of the cultural, scientific and educational fabric of the state.
SHEILA MCHALE MLA
Minister for Culture and the Arts
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2001–2002