72-590: SA Museum may refer to: South Australian Museum , Adelaide Iziko South African Museum , Cape Town Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title SA Museum . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SA_Museum&oldid=1186786602 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
144-742: A statutory corporation , management of the museum is prescribed under the South Australian Museum Act 1976 and state and federal government regulations. The museum was a division of Arts South Australia (previously Arts SA) within the Department of State Development until 2018. After the election of the Marshall government in March 2018, the Arts Ministry was removed, Arts SA was dismantled, and its functions were transferred to direct oversight by
216-726: A consultation process was begun, involving the state government, the Museum, the Art Gallery of South Australia , the State Library , Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute , and South Australia's Aboriginal communities, in particular the Kaurna . An update on the Lot Fourteen gallery was announced by Premier Steven Marshall in February 2020, with a scheduled completion date of 2023. However,
288-415: A great deal of data about each item now available for online browsing. In 2016, a private benefactor, Margaret Davy AM , provided funding for a new position for an Indigenous curator for five years, which she requested be named in honour of her late husband, William Geary. This position is known as The William and Margaret Geary Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art and Material Culture, with
360-417: A lot of live art . Paintings, photography, sculpture, textiles, film, video, sound art, installation, and performance art by 23 artists were featured, including work by Abdul Abdullah , Stelarc , David Noonan , Garry Stewart and Australian Dance Theatre , Megan Cope , Karla Dickens , Julia Robinson , performance artist Mike Parr , Polly Borland , Willoh S. Weiland , Yhonnie Scarce (whose work In
432-624: A major exhibition over the winter months at the Gallery. There is also a non-acquisitive Lipman Karas People's Choice Prize based on public vote, worth $ 15,000. In its inaugural year, over 450 young artists submitted entries. From the 21 finalists selected for the exhibition, Perth -born artist Sarah Contos , now based in Sydney , won the prize for her entry entitled Sarah Contos Presents: The Long Kiss Goodbye . Julie Fragar 's 2016 painting Goose Chase: All of Us Together Here and Nowhere , which explores
504-422: A new strategic plan would be developed through collaborative consultative process. Kim Cheater resigned as chair, with Robert Saint taking over as presiding officer. There would be "no functional or structural changes...to the museum's research and collection priorities and business models". The museum was called upon to work with local and regional universities to develop sustainable research and funding models for
576-451: A public outcry as well as concern expressed by museum staff, including a protest at Parliament House in Adelaide, Premier Peter Malinauskas intervened and in late April launched a review panel to examine the plan. He said that both the previous government and his government had made cuts to the museum's budget. On 14 April 2024, volunteers, staff, and supporters of the museum demonstrated at
648-715: Is "the only major biennial dedicated solely to presenting contemporary Australian art", and also the longest-running exhibition featuring contemporary Australian art. It is supported by the Australia Council and other sponsors. It is presented in association with the Adelaide Festival and staged by AGSA and partner gallery the Samstag Museum , as well as other venues such as the Adelaide Botanic Garden , Mercury Cinema and JamFactory . The Adelaide Biennial
720-510: Is a large collection of British art , including many Pre-Raphaelite works, by artists Edward Burne-Jones , William Holman Hunt , Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Morris & Co. Other works include John William Waterhouse 's Circe Invidiosa (1892) and The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius (c.1883); William Holman Hunt 's Christ and the Two Marys (1847) and The Risen Christ with
792-503: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages South Australian Museum The South Australian Museum is a natural history museum and research institution in Adelaide , South Australia , founded in 1856 and owned by the Government of South Australia . It occupies a complex of buildings on North Terrace in the cultural precinct of
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#1732854869222864-593: Is due to leave the position in July 2024, having served her six-year-contract. The South Australian Society of Arts , established in 1856 and oldest fine arts society still in existence, held annual exhibitions in South Australian Institute rooms and advocated for a public art collection. In 1880 Parliament gave £2,000 to the institute to start acquiring a collection and the National Gallery of South Australia
936-401: Is represented by works by Russell Drysdale , Arthur Boyd , Margaret Preston , Bessie Davidson , and Sidney Nolan , and South Australian art includes works by James Ashton and Jeffrey Smart . The Gallery became the first Australian gallery to acquire a work by an Indigenous artist in 1939, although systematic acquisition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art was not realised until
1008-603: Is strong in nineteenth-century works (including silverware and furniture ) and in particular Australian Impressionist (often referred to as Heidelberg School) paintings. Its twentieth-century Modernist art collection includes the work of many female artists , and there is a large collection of South Australian art, which includes 2,000 drawings by Hans Heysen and a large collection of photographs . Heidelberg school works include Tom Roberts ' A break away! , Charles Conder 's A holiday at Mentone , and Arthur Streeton 's Road to Templestowe . The mid-twentieth century
1080-638: The Libraries and Institutes Act 1939 , repealed the Public library, Museum and Art Gallery and Institutes Act and separated the Gallery from the Public Library (now the State Library ), and Museum, established its own board and changed its name to the Art Gallery of South Australia. The Art Gallery Act 1939 was passed to provide for the control of the library. This has been amended several times since. In 1967
1152-486: The Adelaide Parklands . Plans are under way to move much of its Australian Aboriginal cultural collection (the largest in the world), into a new National Gallery for Aboriginal Art and Cultures. There had been earlier attempts at setting up mechanics' institutes in the colony, but they struggled to find buildings which could hold their library collections and provide spaces for lectures and entertainments. In 1856,
1224-739: The Botanic Gardens of South Australia , CSIRO and SARDI . The museum also collaborates with national and international universities. Corporate partners have included the Adelaide Festival , the Adelaide Festival of Ideas , the Adelaide Film Festival , Australian Geographic , BHP , Beach Energy , Newmont and Santos 34°55′15″S 138°36′11″E / 34.920783°S 138.603017°E / -34.920783; 138.603017 South Australian Art Gallery The Art Gallery of South Australia ( AGSA ), established as
1296-585: The Department of the Premier and Cabinet . The board of eight people appointed by the Minister oversees the management of the Museum. In 2011 Premier Mike Rann appointed former Adelaide Lord Mayor and Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith as chair of the museum board. In November 2020 Kim Cheater was appointed chair of the board. Following the shelving of the 2024 restructure plans , Cheater resigned and Robert Saint took over as presiding officer. Brian Oldman
1368-563: The National Gallery of South Australia in 1881, is located in Adelaide . It is the most significant visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia . It has a collection of almost 45,000 works of art, making it the second largest state art collection in Australia (after the National Gallery of Victoria ). As part of North Terrace cultural precinct, the gallery is flanked by
1440-468: The Parliament of South Australia in protest over a planned restructuring of staff that entailed the abolition of 27 positions in its research and collections department and their replacement by 22 lower-paid roles. The Public Service Union as well as major donors voiced their concerns about the proposed restructure, and a former museum scientist said that she did not think that the review committee understood
1512-702: The South Australian Museum to the west and the University of Adelaide to the east. As well as its permanent collection, which is especially renowned for its collection of Australian art , AGSA hosts the annual Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art known as Tarnanthi , displays a number of visiting exhibitions each year and also contributes travelling exhibitions to regional galleries. European (including British ), Asian and North American art are also well represented in its collections. The director, Rhana Devenport ONZM ,
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#17328548692221584-563: The AGSA collection comprises almost 45,000 works of art. Of the state galleries, only the National Gallery of Victoria is larger. It attracts about 512,000 visitors each year. Lindy Lee 's 6-metre (20 ft) sculpture "The Life of Stars" is mounted on the forecourt of the gallery, after being presented for the 2018 Biennial, Divided Worlds . Created in Shanghai in 2015, the sculpture's polished stainless steel surface reflects its surroundings during
1656-489: The Adelaide Botanic Garden. It drew record crowds, with more than 240,000 people over a 93-day season under curator Erica Green. Curator for the 2020 Biennial, which was scheduled to run from 29 February to 8 June 2020, was Leigh Robb, inaugural Curator of Contemporary Art appointed in 2016. The title was "Monster Theatres", examining "our relationships with each other, the environment and technology" and featured
1728-608: The Dead House was installed in the old Adelaide Lunatic Asylum morgue building in the Botanic Garden ) and others. However, AGSA had to temporarily close from 25 March 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia , so some of the exhibits were shown online, along with virtual tours of the exhibition. When the gallery reopened on 8 June, it was announced that the exhibition period would be extended to 2 August 2020. The 2022 event
1800-459: The Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. The 2015 exhibition was said to be the "most ambitious exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in its 134-year history". In association with the Government of South Australia and BHP , an expansive city-wide festival is staged biennially (in odd-numbered years), alternating with a focus exhibition at the gallery in
1872-474: The Museum was one of the last cultural institutions in Australia to return ownership and management of ancestral remains to Aboriginal people. On 1 August 2019, the remains of 11 Kaurna people were laid to rest at a ceremony led by Newchurch at Kingston Park Coastal Reserve. Carty said the museum was "passionate" about working with the Kaurna people to repatriate their ancestors, and would also be helping to educate
1944-489: The National Gallery of South Australia changed its name to the Art Gallery of South Australia. From about 1996 until late 2018 Arts SA (later Arts South Australia) had responsibility for this and several other statutory bodies such as the Museum and the State Library, after which the functions were transferred to direct oversight by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet , Arts and Culture section. Christopher Menz
2016-537: The Ramsay Art Prize in 2016, a year before her death, and the couple's legacy lives on in the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation, established in 2008. The bequest was established by James' will in 1994, and upon Diana's death in 2017, James' entire estate and part of Diana's was bequeathed to it. The Foundation supports the children and family programs, whereby more than 300,000 children and families have visited AGSA since
2088-594: The South Australian Museum autonomy from the Art Gallery and Library , and the South Australian Institute Museum was officially renamed the South Australian Museum. This legislation was superseded by the South Australian Museum Act (1976) . At some point between 1996 and 2002, the Museum became part of Arts SA . In 1997, championed by state Arts Minister Diana Laidlaw , the SA Museum
2160-766: The Spencer and Gillen expedition and bought by Herbert Basedow before being acquired by the Museum, as well as photographs of "Jimmy Kite" and other related materials. A new museum policy has committed to the repatriation of returning the ancestral remains of about 4600 Old People, currently held in storage at the museum, to Country. Some of the remains now being returned from overseas institutions were "collected" by men like former Museum Director Edward C. Stirling , University of Adelaide Professor Archibald Watson and physician and city coroner William Ramsay Smith (who also bought remains stolen from burial grounds at Hindmarsh Island ). However these numbers are small when compared with
2232-475: The Two Marys in the Garden Of Joseph of Aramathea (1897); and John Collier 's Priestess of Delphi (1891). Works by British portrait painters include Robert Peake , Anthony van Dyck , Peter Lely and Thomas Gainsborough . Sculpture includes works by Rodin , Henry Moore , Barbara Hepworth , Jacob Epstein and Thomas Hirschhorn . The Asian art collection, begun in 1904, includes work from
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2304-684: The art gallery for the purchase of artworks. The Elder bequest was the first major endowment to any Australian gallery, seven years before the Felton Bequest to the NGV . In response to the Elder Bequest , the Government commissioned a specially designed building (now the Elder Wing) and pushed ahead with all due speed, to provide employment for skilled tradesmen in a time of economic recession. The building
2376-454: The benefit and enjoyment of current and future generations. The Museum's exhibitions, collections, programs and science research activities contribute to global understanding of human cultures and the natural world as well as supporting life-long learning in the community. Its vision is to "...use [its] world-class collections to create and share new knowledge, focusing on Australian Aboriginal and Pacific cultures, Earth and Life Sciences". As
2448-570: The colonial government promised support for all institutes, in the form of provision the first government-funded purpose-built cultural institution building. The South Australian Institute, incorporating a public library and a museum, was established in 1861 in the rented premises of the Library and Mechanics' Institute in King William Street while awaiting construction of the Institute building on
2520-475: The community about what it means to Aboriginal people. The Museum continues to receive further remains, and together with the community would need to find a good solution to accommodate the many remains of Old People, such as a memorial park. Partnerships and sponsorships help the museum facilitate events, conduct research and develop exhibits. Public sector partners have included the University of Adelaide , University of South Australia , Flinders University ,
2592-420: The contributions made by scientists to the museum, including important research. On 28 August 2024, Deputy Opposition leader John Gardner handed a petition to Parliament with over 10,000 signatories with concerns over the restructuring. On 19 September 2024 Premier Peter Malinauskas announced that on the basis of the parliamentary review recommendations, the proposed restructure would not go ahead, and that
2664-638: The corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue. In June 1856 the South Australian Legislative Council passed Act No. 16 of 1855–6, the South Australian Institute Act ( An Act to establish and incorporate an Institution to be called the South Australian Institute ), which incorporated the South Australian Institute under the control of a Board of Governors , to whose ownership all materials belonging to
2736-433: The creation of the programs in 2013. In November 2019 it was announced that the couple had made a bequest of A$ 38 million } to AGSA, to be used for the purchase of major works. This was one of the largest bequests ever made to an art gallery in Australia. The family's wealth had accrued mainly thanks to James’ uncle William , who was responsible for developing Kiwi boot polish , and his artist brother Hugh Ramsay influenced
2808-482: The day and radiates light at night. Over 30,000 perforated holes individually placed by Lee resemble a map of our galaxy when lit from within. The sculpture was bought by the gallery as a farewell "gift" for and tribute to departing director Nick Mitzevich in April 2018. The Gallery is renowned for its collections of Australian art, including Indigenous Australian and colonial art, from about 1800 onwards. The collection
2880-560: The departure of Mitzevich, who left to lead the National Gallery of Australia in April 2018, the first female director in the history of AGSA was appointed. On 22 October of that year, Australian-born Rhana Devenport ONZM started her appointment after leaving the Auckland Art Gallery , where she had been director since 2013. In March 2024 Devenport announced her departure after her contract ends on 7 July 2024, after serving for six years. In June 2024, Lisa Slade , who joined
2952-576: The duo Electric Fields ) and Yurndu (Sun) , by Port Augusta artist Juanella McKenzie, while Melbourne-based Iranian photographer Hoda Afshar 's series entitled Agonistes was also selected. The prize was won by South Australian artist Kate Bohunnis , for her work entitled edge of excess , a kinetic sculpture , while Hoda Afshar won the People's Choice Prize with her photographic work, Agonistes . In 2023, 26 finalists were chosen from more than 300 entries. The South Australian artist Ida Sophia won
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3024-572: The family's love of the visual arts . James' father was Sir John Ramsay , noted surgeon. In 2016, a new national $ 100,000 acquisitive art prize for artists, open to Australian artists under 40 working in any medium, was announced by the Premier of South Australia , Jay Weatherill . Supported by the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation (and launched by Diana on her 90th birthday ), it is the country's richest art prize, awarded biennially. Chosen by an international judging panel, all finalists are exhibited in
3096-417: The first appointee being Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, a Wadjarri , Nhanda and Nyoongar man from Western Australia with a background in art curating. This was the first time in the history of the museum that a lead curatorial role had been designated for an Indigenous person, and it is hoped that the collection will be developed in a way informed by Indigenous voices and worldview, and also help to make it, in
3168-764: The gallery in 2011 as project curator and was appointed assistant director, artistic programs, in 2015, announced her departure from 3 July 2024, after being appointed Hugh Ramsay Chair in Australian Art History at the University of Melbourne , a position based in the Art History Program in the School of Culture and Communication. In November 2024 it was announced that Jason Smith, current director of Geelong Gallery and former director of Heide Museum of Modern Art and Monash Gallery of Art , would begin his term as director of AGSA in February 2025. As of May 2019 ,
3240-457: The gallery participated in the large "Biennial 2016" art festival with its "Magic Object" exhibitions. In 2018, the title was "Divided Worlds", which aimed "...to describe the divide between ideas and ideologies, between geographies and localities, between communities and nations, and the subjective and objective view of experience and reality itself". Venues included the Museum of Economic Botany in
3312-512: The gallery's display, administrative and ancillary facilities further. The building is listed in the South Australian Heritage Register . As of 2019 , the building houses 64kWh worth of battery storage as part of the Government of South Australia Storage Demonstration project, powered by three 7.5 kW Selectronic inverters. This reduces the consumption of power from the state grid . In 1939, an act of parliament ,
3384-490: The gallery, introduced the Tarnanthi festival, hosted large-scale exhibitions, and greatly increased the collection of both contemporary Australian and international art. Annual visitor numbers increased from 480,000 in 2010 to 800,000 by the time of his departure. He was the first gallery director in Australia to implement a provenance project, which investigates old objects which were acquired without historical checks. After
3456-535: The mid-1950s. The Gallery and now holds a large and diverse collection of older and contemporary works, including the Kulata Tjuta collaboration created by Aṉangu artists working in the north of SA. European landscape paintings include works by Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruisdael , Salomon van Ruysdael , Joseph Wright of Derby , and Camille Pissarro . Other European works include paintings by Goya , Francesco Guardi , Pompeo Batoni and Camille Corot . There
3528-488: The museum, and the state government will provide the museum with AU$ 4.1 million over two years to develop the new strategic plan. As of 2019 the South Australian government was committed to splitting the museum, retaining a natural history museum on its existing site and creating a new gallery for Aboriginal art and culture on the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital , now known as Lot Fourteen . In early 2019
3600-733: The need for more forums focussing on Australian art. In its first iteration in 1990, The Adelaide Biennale set out to emulate the Whitney Biennial of American art in New York City , and was intended to complement the Sydney Biennale and the Australian Perspecta exhibitions. Then director Daniel Thomas said that they had introduced the Biennial to keep Australia up to date: the Festival attracts international and interstate visitors and it
3672-537: The old Library and Mechanics' Institute was immediately transferred. The Act provided for a library and a museum as part of the new organisation. Frederick George Waterhouse offered his services as curator of the South Australian Institute Museum in June 1859 in an honorary capacity. When the Institute building was completed, the Board appointed him as the first curator, a position he held until his retirement in February 1882. He
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#17328548692223744-567: The plans have been revisited since the change of state government in 2023, and a decision on the Tarrkarri Aboriginal centre has been postponed until 2024, as the state government under Peter Malinauskas searches for philanthropic funding. After an initial cost estimate of $ 200m, a government-appointed panel led by Ken Wyatt and including Bob Carr and Australian Reserve Bank board member Carolyn Hewson , recommended in April 2023 that between $ 400 million to $ 600 million should be spent on
3816-518: The prize with her video installation witness . Zaachariaha Fielding won the $ 15,000 People's Choice prize, with his multi-panel work Wonder Drug . The Guildhouse Fellowship is also supported by the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation, and presented in partnership with AGSA. Inaugurated in 2019, the fellowship is intended for mid-career artists, to support opportunities to expand their research and further explore their creative potential. It offers $ 35,000 to support research and development, including
3888-414: The project in order to make Tarrkarri an internationally significant centre. The museum houses over four million objects and specimens. Permanent galleries include: The museum contains the most significant collection of Australian Aboriginal cultural artefacts in the world, housing about 30,000 objects. This collection, along with several others in the museum, is being digitised, with many images and
3960-488: The public, such as projecting an AES+F video work onto the gallery's façade during the Adelaide Fringe in 2012, and buying an entire exhibition of 16 paintings by Ben Quilty on the 130th anniversary of AGSA. He also hung We Are All Flesh , an epoxy resin sculpture of two headless horses by Belgian artist Berlinde De Bruyckere , from the ceiling of the gallery, which attracted much press coverage. His overall approach
4032-402: The story of Antonio de Fraga, her first paternal ancestor to emigrate to Australia in the 19th century, won the People's Choice Award. In 2019, 23 finalists were chosen from a field of 350 submissions. Vincent Namatjira won the main prize with his work Close Contact, 2018 , a double-sided full-body representation of a man, in acrylic paint on plywood . Winner of the People's Choice Prize
4104-426: The vast majority of the remains, which were disturbed by land clearing , construction projects or members of the public. An Aboriginal heritage and repatriation manager, Anna Russo, was appointed in 2018 as part of a wider restructure to make repatriation and Aboriginal agency a priority for the museum. Kaurna elder Jeffrey Newchurch had been lobbying the museum for years, and SAM Head of Humanities John Carty said
4176-538: The whole region, with focuses on the pre-modern Japanese art , art of Southeast Asia , India and the Middle East . The Gallery holds Australia's only permanent display of Islamic art . As well as its permanent collection, AGSA hosts the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art , displays a number of visiting exhibitions each year and contributes travelling exhibitions to regional galleries. The Adelaide Biennial
4248-449: The words of Iseger-Pilkington, "more relevant and accessible to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities". The museum holds the biggest collection of carvings by Arrernte artist and anthropological interpreter Erlikilyika , also known as Jim Kite, who lived at the tiny and remote European settlement at Charlotte Waters telegraph station . It also holds a bound sketchbook of 24 pencil drawings of native trees, created during
4320-564: The years in between. In 1906, when William Holman Hunt's The Light of the World was on display, 18,168 visitors crammed through the gallery in less than two weeks to see it. Diana Ramsay (7 May 1926 – 2017) and her husband James Ramsay (1923–1996) were art-lovers who gave generously to the art gallery. As of 2021 the gallery had acquired over 100 artworks thanks to their generosity, including paintings by Vanessa Bell , Clarice Beckett , Angelica Kauffmann and Camille Pissarro . Diana launched
4392-449: Was 24-year-old Zimbabwean man Pierre Mukeba (the youngest finalist) for his 3 metres (9.8 ft) by 4 metres (13 ft) painting entitled Ride to Church , inspired by childhood memories of the whole family perched somewhat precariously on a single motorbike to travel to church. In 2021, 24 finalists were chosen from more than 350 entries. South Australian finalists included the work of musician and painter Zaachariaha Fielding (of
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#17328548692224464-519: Was a good time to introduce contemporary Australian art to this audience. Artists such as Fiona Hall , whose work is now in the National Gallery of Art , were showcased at the first Biennial. The exhibition today still projects Thomas' vision, with the most noticeable difference being that the current version has a theme and a catchy title. The 2014 Biennial was titled "Dark Heart", an examination of changing national sensibilities, mounted by director Nick Mitzevitch, with 28 artists exhibiting. In 2016,
4536-518: Was appointed director of the museum in December 2013. In March 2023, David Gaimster was appointed director, with the role being termed CEO as of May 2024 . In February 2024, CEO David Gaimster announced a "reimagining" of the museum, to make it into a more relevant contemporary experience for visitors. However the restructure would entail abolishing 27 research and collections positions, replacing them with 22 new jobs of lower classification. After
4608-744: Was called Free/State , and among others featured the work of Hossein Valamanesh , who died in February, and his wife Angela Valamanesh . It ran from 4 March to 5 June, and was curated by Sydney -based Burramattagal man Sebastian Goldspink . The theme was inspired by the history of South Australia as a "free colony", and also had resonances with states of being and psychology, and contrasting ideas of freedom. Other artists featured include Shaun Gladwell , JD Reformer , Tom Polo , Rhoda Tjitayi, Stanislava Pinchuk , and collaborators James Tylor and Rebecca Selleck. Since 2015, AGSA has hosted and supported events connected with Tarnanthi (pronounced tar-nan-dee),
4680-608: Was designed by C. E. Owen Smyth in Classical Revival style, built by Trudgen Brothers, and opened by the Governor, Lord Tennyson on 7 April 1900. Originally built with an enclosed portico , a 1936 refurbishment and enlargement included a new facade with an open Doric portico. Major extensions in 1962 (including a three-storey air-conditioned addition on the northern side), 1979 (general refurbishment, in time for its centenary in 1981) and 1996 (large expansion) increased
4752-467: Was director of the gallery until 2010, when he refused to renew his five-year contract because he believed that government funding to the gallery was inadequate. Nick Mitzevich was appointed as director in July 2010, when he was hardly known in SA. He had grand ambitions and made a big impression in the eight years he ran AGSA. During this time, he acquired and commissioned works that would make an impression on
4824-406: Was established in 1990, planned to coincide with Artist's Week, which had commenced in 1982 to help counter the poor coverage of visual art in the Adelaide Festival of Arts programme at that time. The Art Gallery of New South Wales introduced an exhibition of Australian art called Australian Perspecta in 1981, which ran in alternate years with the international Biennale of Sydney , in response for
4896-889: Was established in June 1881 with 22 works purchased at the Melbourne International Exhibition , together with others lent by Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales, the British Government and private collectors. It was opened in two rooms of the public library (now the Mortlock Wing of the State Library), by Prince Albert Victor and Prince George . In 1889 the collection was moved to the Jubilee Exhibition Building , where it remained for ten years. On 6 March 1897 Sir Thomas Elder died, bequeathing £25,000 to
4968-402: Was funded to develop its ground floor Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery. The following decade, Mike Rann , Premier and Arts Minister from 2002 to 2011, funded the redevelopment of the Pacific Cultures Gallery and the development of the South Australian Biodiversity Gallery. In October 2005, a piece of public art incorporating water, 14 Pieces , situated on the forecourt of the museum,
5040-451: Was officially unveiled by the Premier. Created by artists Angela and Hossein Valamanesh and commissioned by the City of Adelaide , it replaced the Lavington Bonython fountain that had occupied the site from 1965. Its form is based on the vertebrae of an extinct marine reptile , the ichthyosaur . The official role of the museum, as per the 2017/8 annual report, is: ...the conservation, study and appreciation of nature and culture for
5112-415: Was succeeded by Wilhelm Haacke , who in January 1883 recommended the South Australian Institute Museum be renamed the South Australian Museum (which did not happen then), and the position of Curator be changed to Director. Haacke was appointed the first Director, but only held the position until he resigned in October 1884 after a series of disputes with the Museum's management The Museum Act (1939) gave
5184-413: Was to display contemporary works in close proximity to classics. Although he had a few detractors, the general opinion was that he had done a fine job at AGSA. His achievements included curating the highly successful 2014 Adelaide Biennial, the purchase of Camille Pissarro 's Prairie à Eragny , with its A$ 4.5 million price raised from donations only. He also oversaw a major internal refurbishment of
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