About the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct

Culture adds colour and fulfilment to our lives and a cultural precinct is designed to offer a diverse range of cultural experiences.

The definition of culture can be as diverse as those who visit the precinct. It can be a photograph, a painting, your favourite song, a movie you remember, singing, dancing and even the food you love. A cultural precinct is a place the community and visitors can come to enjoy all of these and more.

A cultural precinct promotes a vast range of artistic, creative and educational pursuits – music, visual art, dance, theatre, film and more – and provides an insight into a local area’s heritage.

The community can enjoy learning in an interactive science museum, rehearsing music in a practice space or watching touring performers as well as see films or artworks normally only displayed at major metropolitan centres.

Residents and visitors can also learn how the local area has evolved - it’s social and economic development and indigenous heritage - through art and historical records.

Importantly, cultural precincts the world over are uniquely different and are shaped by the contributions of their residents as well as the social, economic and natural environment.

The Gold Coast Cultural Precinct draft Masterplan proposes a range of cultural facilities in the precinct to cater to the Gold Coast community and visitors.

• 2000 seat lyric theatre for world-class musicals and Broadway shows
• State-of-the-art expanded, 5000m2 Art Gallery, hosting visiting collections from around the world
• 300 seat multi-purpose concert hall to participate in or watch the Gold Coast Eisteddfod
• Outdoor events terrace to enjoy functions such as multicultural festivals
• Cinemas to enjoy art house movies
• Restaurants/cafes to enjoy alfresco dining before and after the show
• Discovery centre for an interactive science and technology museum
• City history library as a valuable resource for our local heritage and memorabilia
• Cultural library and interpretive centre for indigenous history, reading rooms and book sales
• Art development area to provide multipurpose spaces for artistic development
• Creative industry/educational space to encourage a range of cultural activites
• Retail outlets with an arts focus to support emerging artists and the arts community
• Outdoor recreational facilities for the enjoyment of the outdoor parklands and lake