Temporary closure
The Natural Sciences Collections of the South Australian Museum will be closed from late November 2023 while staff complete essential audit work. The closure is expected to last until mid-2024. Our galleries remain open to the public.
Biological sciences
Our biological sciences collections encompass a diverse range of fauna, from parasites to whales.
Mineral Sciences
The South Australian Museum is a global leader in research about opal and copper.
Re publication of Aboriginal Australians by Tindale and HA Lindsay in 1966 (see AA181) Letters to Tindale from Jacaranda Press in 1968 and 1969