Proposed New Museum
In February 2008, the Government of Western Australia announced that it would build a new $500 million museum at the East Perth Power Station site. However, following the election of a new State Liberal party government under Colin Barnett, the redevelopment plans were scrapped in early February 2009. A change in economic fortunes for the state was cited as the reason to abandon the plan. A redevelopment of the museum's Francis Street building in the Perth Cultural Centre was listed as a preferred location. So far, $13 million has been committed to demolish the old building, but as yet no major project has been committed to build new museum on this site.
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