Art Gallery of South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), established as 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. As part of North Terrace cultural precinct, the gallery is flanked by the South Australian Museum to the west and the University of Adelaide to the east.
Art Gallery of South Australia
AGSA director Nick Mitzevich addressing Museums Australia conference delegates, 2012
Tom Roberts, A break away!, 1891
The Tale of the Heike, c. 1700
Adelaide is the capital and largest city of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna. The area of the city centre and surrounding Park Lands is called Tarndanya in the Kaurna language.
Image: Adelaide skyline, December 2022
Image: Adelaide, Australia (February 2017) (33505366456) (cropped)
Image: St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, Southeast view 20230214 1
Image: Adelaide General Post Office (cropped)