Galleries and Museums in
Adelaide

Adelaide is justifiably proud of a wide range of museums and art galleries highlighting the list of attractions within the city. Grand colonial buildings, a state-of-the-art festival centre, plus beautiful gardens and spectacular views from the surrounding hills complement the city’s array of premier museums and galleries.

Museums

One of the most well-endowed museums in the country, the South Australian Museum offers a much more interactive experience than similar facilities. Collections include fascinating Egyptian artefacts, natural history exhibits including two huge whale skeletons, a multimedia exhibit on Sir Douglas Mawson, and the museum’s prized collection of Aboriginal artifacts, regarded as one of the best and most extensive accumulation of Aboriginal cultural items in the world.

Nearby, the Migration and Settlement Museum is one of the only facilities in Australia dedicated to telling stories of our origins, providing a fascinating insight into how the typical Australian of today evolved. At Port Adelaide, the Maritime Museum is a favourite for visitors, who are consistently dazzled to find a full-scale sailing ketch sitting in the centre of the main hall, which guests are able to freely explore.

Galleries

Before leaving the North Terrace Precinct, the Art Gallery of South Australia is a must. It offers an impressive collection of Australian art, not just landscape and historical paintings and drawings but work depicting our lifestyles and social values. It’s the most comprehensive chronological display of Australian Art anywhere.