South Australian Museum
The South Australian Museum is a natural history museum founded in 1856. The museum contains a significant collection of Australian Aboriginal cultural artifacts.
The permanent galleries include exhibits on:
- Australian Aboriginal Cultures
- South Australian Biodiversity
- World Mammals
- Mawson
- Megafauna
- Minerals and Meteorites
- Fossils
- Pacific Cultures
- Ancient Egyptian Room
Among the many historical objects and exhibits in the South Australian Museum, the following are some highlights:
- Addyman Plesiosaur fossil
- Australian Aboriginal Shields
- Mawson Collection
- Bronze head of an Oba (king) of Benin
South Australian Museum
- Name: South Australian Museum
- Established: 1847
- Type: Natural history museum
- Location: North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
- City: Adelaide
A Tour of Museums in Australia
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“A museum is a place where one should lose one’s head.”
– Renzo Piano
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