A quiet, sensory friendly evening 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 […]
Make a bee-line to the South Australian Museum these school holidays for a hands-on workshop all about North Terrace’s buzziest residents. Learn all about one of nature’s hard-working pollinators: the humble bee! Join Xandra from Xannie’s Bees in the Discovery Centre where you'll create your own bee-themed plant pot to take home and encourage pollination […]
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 […]
A sensory-friendly evening for visitors of all ages, their families, friends, and support workers. Visitors with sensory or accessibility needs such as autism can enjoy a quieter, less crowded visit to the Museum out of hours. This is a chance to see all the permanent galleries, and maybe discover something you’ve never noticed before. While […]
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, […]
Experience exquisite music surrounded by art and history as you meander through Adelaide’s iconic galleries, museums and creative spaces on North Terrace. With over 28 pop up concerts showcasing 40 musicians, this is a unique tasting menu of wonderful chamber music. Family friendly, with short concerts, room to move on when you're ready and time […]
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, […]
The death of the dinosaurs is the most famous extinction, but it is only one of the five past mass extinction events that have decimated life on our planet. Six Extinctions is an exciting new blockbuster exhibition premiering at the South Australian Museum that follows the history of life through the five major mass extinction events on Earth. […]
Join the South Australian Museum for a spook-tacularly fun evening full of ghosts, ghouls, gremlins and glitter at their first Fright at the Museum. Explore five levels of wonder with activities spread right across the Museum: Dance with our DJ and his Monster Mash up. Seek out the magician before he disappears. Get up close […]
Come along to the Museum after hours. Autistic visitors and those with other sensory needs can enjoy a quieter, less crowded visit to the Museum. This is a chance to see all of the museums permanent galleries, and maybe discover something you've never noticed before! This is a sensory-friendly evening for visitors of all ages […]
For the first time this special school holiday event is open to both Museum Members and non-members. Explore the museum with our singing palaeontologist Professor Flint and enjoy a night of discovery, songs, dinner and a movie, followed by breakfast and a reptile tour the next day. Fun for kids and adults alike – a […]