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Telephone

telephone: (61 8) 8207 7000
facsimile:  (61 8) 8207 7070

Contact us

agsa.info@artgallery.sa.gov.au.

Postal Address

Art Gallery of South Australia
North Terrace
ADELAIDE
South Australia   5000

History of the Gallery

The Art Gallery of South Australia holds one of Australia’s finest art collections, housed in one of Adelaide’s most beautiful historic buildings. It is centrally located on leafy North Terrace between the South Australian Museum and the University of Adelaide, and has been an important cultural focus since its establishment in 1881, only forty-five years after the first European settlers arrived.

The Elder Wing, the original building, was designed in 1897 and opened in early 1900. In 1936 the two level Melrose Wing was added, another wing at the back of the Gallery opened in 1962, and the West Wing extensions, which doubled the size of the Gallery, opened in March 1996. Timeline of the Gallery's history (pdf document).

The new West Wing houses collection display space, the temporary exhibitions gallery,  Bookshop, and Restaurant. There are several areas available for hire which are suitable for a variety of functions, including a lecture theatre.

Annual Reports

The following annual reports for the Art Gallery of South Australia are available as .pdf documents
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005 and Organisational Chart
2005/2006
2006/2007

Personnel

Link to employment vacancies, volunteering, list of AGSA Board Members and Gallery Staff

Volunteers

There are many ways volunteers can assist at the Art Gallery. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, click here