Art Gallery of South Australia

The Art Gallery of South Australia is the principal public art museum in Adelaide, sited on North Terrace within the city’s cultural precinct and presenting a broad collection that includes Indigenous Australian, Asian and European works.

Galleries combine permanent collections with temporary exhibitions of contemporary and historical art, and the institution runs public programs, talks and education initiatives. The gallery is a central cultural venue for South Australia and draws both local and visiting audiences.

The museum occupies a prominent position on North Terrace beside other major cultural institutions, making it a convenient stop on Adelaide’s museum corridor.

• Principal public gallery: Serves as the principal public art gallery for the state of South Australia and is located on Adelaide's North Terrace cultural boulevard.
• Indigenous art holdings: Holds a strong collection of Indigenous Australian art and regularly features exhibitions focused on regional and national artists.

What to See #

• Collection galleries: Galleries presenting Indigenous Australian art alongside Asian and European works, forming the core of the collection.
• Contemporary galleries: Contemporary exhibition spaces for temporary shows and rotating displays of modern art and design.
• Cultural precinct location: Situated within Adelaide's North Terrace cultural precinct, sharing the boulevard with the state library and museum institutions.