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Art Gallery of South Australia

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The Art Gallery of South Australia, established as the National Gallery of South Australia in 1881, is located in Adelaide. It is the most significant visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia.

Nearby attractions

Rundle Mall

Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Adelaide Oval

War Memorial Dr, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia

Adelaide Botanic Garden

North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Adelaide Zoo

Frome Rd, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

South Australian Museum

North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Victoria Square

Grote St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Victoria Square Tarntanyangga

Grote St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Adelaide Festival Centre

King William Rd, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

InterContinental Adelaide by IHG

North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Botanic Park

Plane Tree Dr, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Nearby restaurants

Belgian Beer Cafe

27/29 Ebenezer Pl, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Afghan Charcoal Kebab House

1/61 Hindley St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

The Original Pancake Kitchen

13 Gilbert Pl, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Strathmore Hotel

129 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Osteria Oggi

76 Pirie St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Luigi Delicatessen

43 Franklin St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Cafe Brunelli

187 Rundle St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Plus 82 GoGi korean BBQ restaurant

12 Eliza St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

NOLA Adelaide

28 Vardon Ave, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Lady Burra Brewhouse

4 Topham Mall, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

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The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), established as the National Gallery of South Australia in 1881, is located in Adelaide. It is the most significant visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia. It has a collection of almost 45,000 works of art, making it the second largest state art collection in Australia (after the National Gallery of Victoria). As part of North Terrace cultural precinct, the gallery is flanked by the South Australian Museum to the west and the University of Adelaide to the east. As well as its permanent collection, which is especially renowned for its collection of Australian art, AGSA hosts the annual Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art known as Tarnanthi, displays a number of visiting exhibitions each year and also contributes travelling exhibitions to regional galleries. European (including British), Asian and North American art are also well represented in its collections.

Pratik ChristianPratik Christian

Sharing the same grounds with The University of Adelaide and University of South Australia (UniSA), Art Gallery of South Australia sits at a prime location at the heart of the city, right next to Botanic Garden and State Library of South Australia. We visited on public holidays during Christmas, it wasn't busy and free entry for all except specialised exhibitions. From the look of the building and its entrance you wouldn't have expected the place to be very large, but it was actually quite extensive. The free part already has three levels, not to mention the ticketed portion. You can easily spend the whole afternoon in it. A pro tip, sometimes you see QR codes next to the art's description. Scan them and you'll get a link to a webpage with an extensive audio guide on the background of the artwork (please see my screenshot). It also has the audio transcription and AusLan, so very user friendly.

Leon LiLeon Li

My favourite small size museum in the world. I had a wonderful touching experience in the museum by one of their programs, where there is an opera singer wearing a customised Japanese cloth opera robe and singing for a single random museum visitor seated across a gallery. The echo and the reflection of the sound amongst the art pieces was so beautiful that I shed some tears and had goosebumps. Kudos to the curator that made all the modern and older art pieces work cohesively within the same gallery. The contrast of styles and genre work so well within the same theme, provoke profound thinking and discussion with the gallery tour guide. Please make sure if you have time to join their free guided tour, this will make you appreciate the art pieces more. The high quality aboriginal art could just be the more than enough reason for you to visit this small gem.

ShineShine

This is a must visit for art lovers, excellent collection! The collection is bigger than expected and I spent approx 3-4 hours in the immersive experience. The cafe inside is great as well. I was surprise to note that this is a free entry. The entire staff is very friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable. There is a shop inside the gallery, where you can purchase related items and souvenirs Really love how the art pieces are organized in their own unique ways! Did just recently visited the Art Galley of New South Wales and thought I would not need too much time here; could not be more wrong. Still really amazed by the collection and how the modern, classic, indigenous artworks intertwined in the space in the gallery. Should have reserved more time in this galley. Will definitely visit this again next time I visit the city.

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