Shire of Broome Art Collection

Kimberley artists abound

The Shinju Matsuri Art Awards is an open competition and exhibition for Broome and Kimberley based artists, held every year as a core event of Broome’s annual Shinju Matsuri Festival. The overall winner’s work is acquisitive, and over the years the Shire of Broome has built a stunning collection of artworks by local artists, many of whom have international reputations.

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Address:

Shire Administration Centre
Crn of Weld and Haas Street
Broome WA 6725
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9191 3456

Email:

shire@broome.wa.gov.au

Opening Hours

Mon to Fri 9am - 4pm

Head of Sammy the Dragon

Sammy the Dragon

This is one of the early versions of Sammy the Dragon, who has been the mascot of the Shinju Matsuri Festival since its inception in 1980. Sammy, like all Chinese dragons, is thought to bring good...

"Kalpurtu", by Jimmy Pike

A desert Rainbow Serpent

Shinju Matsuri Art Award Winner 1994 This is Japingka – the home country of Jimmy Pike, a jila (permanent water place) inhabited by a rainbow serpent – Kalpurtu. The bold silhouettes of two figures...

Warraine (Eaglehawk) by Hector Jandany

Story of Eaglehawk

Shinju Matsuri Art Award Winner 1997 Hector was born at Turkey Creek (now called Warmun) in 1929, where the Warmun art centre was established not long after the community moved back in 1979. A former...

Neil Baker Shell Collection

Shells galore

This extraordinary shell collection is one of the largest in Australia. Collected over the last 70 years by fisherman and boat builder Neil Baker, the shells come from all over Australia and the...

Yu Family Historical Display

Hidden treasure

A hidden treasure in the heart of Broome's Chinatown, the Yu Family Historical Display can be found housed in the upstairs rooms that sit over their Sung Ming restaurant in what Broome locals used to...

Marble Bar Museum & Visitors Centre Overview

Marble Bar Museum and Visitors Centre

Warm and welcome

So says the sign as you enter Marble Bar — one of the early gold mining towns in the northwest, named by a prospector who mistakenly thought the seam of jasper quartz around the nearby pool was marble...

Waringarri Aboriginal Arts

One big mob altogether so that our grandchildren’s, children’s children will know their culture.

The artists say, ‘This place - it’s a good art centre!’ And it is. In the heart of Miriwoong country the Centre is focused on maintaining and passing on culture through dance, story and painting to...