Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

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Established in 1881, Art Gallery of South Australia houses Australia's second largest art collection, nearly 35,000 articles including works by some of the world's most prominent artists. Notable items include pieces created by indigenous artists, as well as works by Pre-Raphaelite masters, such as William Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Also represented are important works of the Heidelberg school, European landscape artists, and British portrait painters. Step in to see paintings by Goya and sculptures by Rodin or drop in to attend free lectures, seminars, and workshops. The gallery hosts a number of visiting exhibitions every year. Arrange to visit Art Gallery of South Australia and other attractions in Adelaide using our Adelaide trip builder website.

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Art Gallery of South Australia reviews

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4.7

By journeymakers

I loved this Art Gallery! It was interesting as the exhibits were displayed with Contemporary and early Art work together. It made it more enjoyable to see the different styles together.

I loved this Art Gallery! It was interesting as the exhibits were displayed with Contemporary and early Art work together. It made it more enjoyable to see the different styles together. more »
By RLA1016

This is a very big gallery! They have a wonderful and quite diverse collection but it is not curated that well...too chock full with not much thought into designing the specific galleries, in my...

This is a very big gallery! They have a wonderful and quite diverse collection but it is not curated that well...too chock full with not much thought into designing the specific galleries, in my... more »
By seawife

We visit art galleries wherever we go. We've been members of the Tate, AGWA, and the Laing. Visited galleries in France, Spain, Malaysia, Singapore, Greece and Italy. And the lady on the desk at...

We visit art galleries wherever we go. We've been members of the Tate, AGWA, and the Laing. Visited galleries in France, Spain, Malaysia, Singapore, Greece and Italy. And the lady on the desk at... more »

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By Asara Senaratne

A great place with great masterpieces. It’s free to access. They have guided tours happening at 3 different times during the day. It wasn’t crowded, but the place wasn’t deserted too. The art gallery has a cafeteria too. From art to ornaments to biological concepts to aboriginal art, this place displays a great collection even with origins from other countries. I would say it takes atleast about an hour to properly cover the place. It’s quite big. No parking since it’s in the heart of the city. You have to park somewhere else and get here.

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By Chloe (Fineartschloe)

The most outstanding collection of Australian impressionist artwork and surprisingly incredible level of European and Japanese art also present. Totally defied my expectations. Staff up front were eager and helpful, and a polite guard explained the story behind one of my fathers favourite paintings.

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By rosanna T

Loved coming to the art gallery, and my little explorer loved it as well, she was more interested then i expected. Art work was amazing, the current Dots display was something you really need to see.

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By C C

I felt so touched. The displaying is wonderful and several different type of art works brings me fresh feeling. It’s FREE~ I love here! Strongly recommend to anyone~

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By V

Great art gallery with free entry! A beautiful building with many artworks to see. There is a restaurant inside with good cafes and food. Highly recommended!

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