Mint Your Mark, 17 and 18 July at the South Australian Museum, gives children aged 5 to 14 the opportunity to strike their own coins and discover how they were made and traded during the Viking Age. In this workshop, kids will learn about Viking lifestyles, stories and the role of different treasures in Viking […]
The Vikings are coming! To celebrate the Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard exhibition, the South Australian Museum is holding a month-long celebration, culminating in VikingFest on 28 and 29 June. Gather your horde for this two-day festival featuring a vibrant marketplace brimming with medieval-themed delights. Discover handcrafted costumes, textiles, woodwork, leather goods, […]
One of Europe’s most important archaeological finds of the century will be showcased in a landmark exhibition at the South Australian Museum in early February 2025. Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard will be on show at the South Australian Museum from 8 February to 27 July 2025. Tickets to this landmark exhibition […]
A quiet, sensory friendly morning for visitors of all ages, their families, friends and support workers. Visitors with sensory or accessibility needs can enjoy a quieter, less crowded visit to the South Australian Museum out of hours. This is a chance to see all of the permanent galleries, and maybe discover something you’ve never noticed […]
Ever wondered about your amazing brain and how it helps you to understand the world? Ever wanted to see what a research scientist does? Adelaide University School of Psychology is at the South Australian Museum these school holidays with fun, interactive games that are part of their scientific research. Children and adults are invited to […]
Dig into the fossilised past these school holidays with a hands-on workshop exploring the ancient oceans that once covered our own backyard. Join palaeontologist and artist Riley in the Learning Space, level 2, and explore fascinating fossil specimens that lived, died, and sunk to the ocean floor at different stages of the distant past, from […]
The South Australian Museum will become a forest that never sleeps when its summer exhibition GONDWANA VR: The Exhibition opens for 48 continuous hours in an epic weekend as part of the 2024 Adelaide Festival program. From 5pm Friday 8 March to 5pm Sunday 10 March, visitors will be able to roam the digital forest […]
Fresh from Sundance and SXSW film festivals, GONDWANA VR: The Exhibition has brought a touch of movie magic to the South Australian Museum. To celebrate, we've invited the gang from GooRoo Animation to help younger visitors aged 7-13 make their own eye-popping animated film. After sold-out sessions in July 2023, you'll design and sculpt your […]
Be transported to the 180-million-year-old Daintree rainforest – a wild and ancient place on the cusp of extraordinary change. A world-first multi-sensory installation distilling 100 years of climate data into a single day, this unique meditation on one of Australia’s richest ecosystems invites visitors to become lost in an evocative tribute to its lush foliage, […]
Night Lab: In Our Element is an after-hours, adults only, ticketed event at the South Australian Museum celebrating the four natural elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Held three times a year, the award-winning Night Lab series of themed events brings science to the community in a fun and friendly setting, allowing adults to dance, […]