A quick-fire tour of the Western Australia capital

Tamara Thiessen discovers inventive art and fine views in the revitalised Australian city

PERTH CULTURAL CENTRE Perth has recently undergone an extensive urban redevelopment project, which you can witness by exploring the galleries, heritage buildings and natural habitats of the Perth Cultural Centre, located a short walk from the central business district. The AU$35 million (£19.5m) regeneration has transformed what was previously a seedy wasteland. Major cultural venues here include the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia (WA), the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) and the Art Gallery of WA. PICA stages a diverse programme of exhibitions and events. Until November 2, it will host Perth-based artist Erin Coates’ Kinesphere, a mountainous sevenmetre-tall installation housing a microcinema and climbing room. 51 James Street Northbridge; open Tues-Sun 10am-5pm; free entry; pica.org.au

The Art Gallery of WA’s permanent collection consists of 17,000 pieces that showcase indigenous and 20th-century Australian and British paintings and sculpture. Until March 9, it is holding an exhibition on Australian craft and design. Open Wed-Mon 9am-5pm; free entry; artgallery.wa.gov.au

The centre also has an ecological interest and grows an organic orchard on the roof of a multistorey car park, as well as cultivating a wetland habitat that supports native fish, frogs and invertebrates.

perthculturalcentre.com.au