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Gallery of South Australia
The Art
Gallery of South Australia holds one of Australia’s finest art collections,
housed in one of Adelaide’s most beautiful historic buildings. It is centrally
located on leafy North Terrace between the South Australian Museum and the University
of Adelaide, and has been an important cultural focus since its establishment
in 1881, only forty-five years after the first European settlers arrived. The
Elder Wing, the original building, was designed in 1897 and opened in early 1900.
In 1936 the two level Melrose Wing was added, another wing at the back of the
Gallery opened in 1962, and the West Wing extensions which doubled the size of
the Gallery, opened in March 1996. The new West Wing, as well as including collection
display space and a very large underground temporary exhibitions gallery, houses
the Bookshop, Café, function hire rooms and lecture theatre
Admission
is free and the Gallery is open every day of the year from 10am - 5pm except 25
December (Christmas Day)
Wheelchair and pram access is available to all areas of the Gallery. Just ask
an attendant for assistance. Wheelchairs can also be borrowed while visiting the
Art Gallery and are available from the North Terrace Desk. Please telephone (08)
8207 7000 in advance of your visit for more information or to reserve a wheelchair.
Address: North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000 telephone: +61 8 8207 7000 facsimile: +61 8 8207 7070
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