WA Museum Boola Bardip’s Terracotta Warriors exhibition attracts 100,000 visitors

WA Museum Boola Bardip has flagged that today has marked 100,000 visitors through the Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor exhibition.

Reaching this milestone in the first eight weeks of the exhibition, it is estimated the exhibition will exceed the 180,000 visitors expected over the seven and a half months.

The exhibition features more than 225 original artefacts, including 10 of the world-famous terracotta figures themselves and is one of the most significant museum exhibition Western Australia has ever seen.

Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperorwas collaboratively developed between the Western Australian Museum, Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Centre and the Emperor Qin Shihuang Mausoleum Museum.

The exhibition reveals the extraordinary scale, artistry and ambition behind the emperor's tomb and the life-sized terracotta army he created to protect him in the afterlife.

A full season of public programming is running throughout the exhibition period, including after-hours events, tea ceremonies, music, art workshops and family activities.

WA Creative Industries Minister Simone McGurk enthused "It's fantastic that 100,000 people have visited the Terracotta Warriors exhibition and shows that Western Australia can stage blockbuster exhibitions.

"Most of the objects in the exhibition have never been seen in Australia before and nearly half have never been seen outside China.

"This exhibition has far-reaching impacts for WA's tourism, hospitality and hotel businesses as interstate and overseas visitors come to our State."

The exhibition runs until the 22nd February 2026 at WA Museum Boola Bardip. For more information, visit: https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/terracotta-warriors-legacy-first-emperor