Temporary suspension of collection services
Access to the Collections of the South Australian Museum will be closed from December 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.
Black, red, white and blue drawing of two boats on water with land in the distance, the sun and fish swimming in the water by Timothy Power.
'Ships drawn are a ketch, two masts with fore and aft rig, and a four masted barque' Adam Paterson, May 2021