British Art Exhibition to Visit Perth for CHOGM 2011

As part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011 cultural program, the Western Australian Museum will host a special British art exhibition never before seen in Australia.

25 October 2011 – 5 February 2012

Extraordinary Stories: Commonwealth Objects from the British Museum The Western Australia Museum and the British Museum have partnered to bring a unique collection of rare artefacts to Australia for the first time, to celebrate the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in October 2011.

The exhibition will be filled with some of the British Museum’s most important objects, rarely lent to other museums, representing many of the 54 Commonwealth countries. Individually and collectively they tell extraordinary stories about the world's people, who we are and where we've come from – taking visitors on a 1.8 million year journey around the world.

For more information visit the Western Australian Museum website.