Stories tagged "museum": 4
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South Australian Museum: Montgomery and Grimbly Windows
The North Wing of the South Australian Museum is home to a set of stained glass windows that were installed in 1893. The windows were made in South Australia in 1880 at the Waymouth Street studio of artists, Montgomery and Grimbly. The windows were…
South Australian Museum: East Wing
In January 1895, Adelaide celebrated the opening of the South Australian Museum’s North Wing. The museum, which had housed both in the Institute Building and the Jervois Wing, had moved to the new building due to a lack of space. Just 18 months…
South Australian Museum: North Wing
The oddly plain northern wing of the South Australian Museum stands out beside the grand architecture of the East Wing and the Jervois Wing of the State Library. The wing was meant to be temporary, hence its more modest brick façade. It was built…
Institute Building
This is the starting point of North Terrace’s cultural precinct. It is South Australia’s first institute and the boulevard’s first cultural building. It was also once home to South Australia’s state cultural organisations, including the library, the…