South Australian Museum

The South Australian Museum has five floors and endless wonders to discover.

From the first signs of early complex life to the most comprehensive collection of Australian Aboriginal cultural material in the world, there is something for everyone at the Museum.

General admission is free, although costs apply for some exhibitions and events. A $5 donation on arrival helps us to deliver world-class exhibitions and programs.

South Australian Museum

North Terrace Adelaide SA 5000

08 8207 7500

samuseum.sa.gov.au

Open daily 10am–5pm.

In Pictures

La Belle Èpoque in Bendigo

A new exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery, drawn from the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, brings the Belle Èpoque era to life through impressionist paintings and antique ephemera. View, in pictures, a slice of Parisian history.

Art Guide Australia

Feature

It is unexpected and oddly refreshing to see Andy Warhol in a regional Australian art gallery

Until 2026, Wanneroo Regional Art Gallery will be showing 53 original artworks by one of the most famous artists of the 20th century: Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol ICONS includes famous works such as Elvis (1963), Campbell’s Soup Cans (1968) and Marilyn (1967).

Christina Chau

Feature

First Nations artists share their sun stories

For the 24th Biennale of Sydney, Paris-based Fondation Cartier has commissioned 14 new works by Indigenous artists across the globe, curated by renowned Kuku Yalanji artist, Tony Albert.

Neha Kale

Interview

Talking with the 24th Biennale of Sydney artistic directors Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero

“It’s a call for the celebration of the multiplicity of perspectives, and the gathering of different viewpoints.” Ahead of the Biennale’s opening this weekend, we talk with long-time collaborators Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero about how this year’s Biennale is one of celebration, not fatalism.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Opinion

Why are we so hungry to get close to artists?

From revelling in biography to what artists wear to creative workshops, Jane O’Sullivan writes on a new artistic retreat, revealing the joys of learning directly from artists.

Jane O'Sullivan

Interview

“I was ready to die for art”: Marina Abramović talks performance, endurance and trust

In our special interview with the one-and-only Marina Abramović, ahead of her curatorial project at Adelaide Festival, she talks on almost 60 years of performance art, wanting a one-way ticket into space, and answers a question about her most famous performance that no-one has asked before.

South Australian Museum

South Australian Museum

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