Alec Coles, CEO on WAM’s Terracotta warriors

Nightlife Travel – Terracotta Warriors in WA, ABC Radio Sydney, 28 July 2025

More than 2,000 years ago, a huge army of life-sized warriors was created to guard China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife.

A world-exclusive exhibition on at the WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth certainly is worth a visit if you’re fascinated by China’s famous Terracotta Warriors.

Philip Clark is joined on Nightlife by Alec Coles, CEO of the Western Australian Museum.

Terracotta figures. Source: Western Australian Museum.