The Art Gallery of South Australia

The Art Gallery of South Australia on North Terrace, Adelaide is landmark 14 on the Rundle Mall Discovery Trail.

South Australia’s art collection was originally housed together with the library and museum collection in the Institute building. In 1881, the Art Gallery of South Australia was established and a new purpose-built gallery opened in early 1900. That gallery is now the Elder Wing; subsequent wings added in 1936, 1962 and 1996 to house the ever-growing collections.

The Art Gallery has comprehensive collections of Australian, European andAsian art. The country’s most significant and important collections of 19th century Australian paintings and Aboriginal Western Desert dot paintings are housed here.

Discovery Trail Landmarks

1. Historic corner - Beehive Corner
2. Adelaide Visitor Information Centre
3. 'A Day Out' - Rundle Mall's bronze pigs
4. 'Progress' by Lyndon Dadswell
5. 'Girl on a Slide' by John Dowie
6. The Magic Cave
7. 'Spheres' by Bert Flugelman - the 'Mall's Balls'
8. The Regent Arcade
9. Adelaide Arcade and Gays Arcade
10. The Rundle Mall Fountain
11. Ruthven Mansions
12. Scots Church
13. Bonython Hall, University of Adelaide
14. The Art Gallery of South Australia
15. The South Australian Museum
16. His Majesty King Edward VII
17. South Australian Migraton Museum
18. South Australian National War Memorial and South Australian Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen Memorial
19. Statue of Venus
20. Walk of Fame (SA's Greats)
21. South African Soldiers Memorial
22. Government House
23. Parliament House
24. Adelaide Club and Queen Adelaide Club
25. The Rundle Lantern