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Fremantle Museum and Arts Centre

Address: Ord and Finnerty Sts., Fremantle, Western Australia | Map It
Phone: 08/9430-7966; 08/9432-9555 Arts Centre

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Fremantle

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Fodor's Review:

Like most of Fremantle, the fine, Gothic Revival Fremantle Museum and Arts Centre was built by convicts in the 19th century. First used as a lunatic asylum, by 1900 it was overcrowded and nearly shut down. It became a home for elderly women until 1942, when the U.S. Navy made it into its local headquarters. Artifacts trace the early days of Fremantle's settlement in one wing, while another wing houses the Arts Centre. The complex contains a restaurant and gift shop, and Sunday-afternoon courtyard concerts are a regular feature.

Cost: Donation suggested in museum, Arts Centre free
Open: Museum Sun.-Fri. 10:30-4:30, Sat. 1-5. Arts Centre daily 10-5

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