Art Gallery of South Australia (with kids)

This is a great little gallery - which sounds condescending until I say that's comparing it with not only the NGV & NSW's, but also Bath, the Portrait Gallery in London and others. I visited for the first time, and saw much of it fairly comfortably (for a not-in-depth, first viewing) in about 3 hours. I was going to do an 11am tour to get some inside info, but unfortunately the guide fell ill that...

Lots of beautiful, captivating fine art, and a restaurant downstairs that had a delicious vegan dish. There's also some modern art which I generally find ugly and off-putting, but a couple of pieces there were visually interesting.

We visited this at gallery and we were pleasantly surprised by the extensiveness of the art collection. The place is much bigger than it looks from the outside. We checked in our bags at the cloakroom to avoid any issues. There were many interesting pieces, ranging from historic paintings, sculptures and contemporary Aboriginal art. A recommended place to visit while in Adelaide.

Really lovely museum with great variety of art. Free entry with a very nice cafe too with outdoor garden area. One of many great things to see along that North Terrace street all close by.

All the good stuff in this gallery was almost ruined by one exhibit in the second room I entered: two horse carcasses, headless, hanging by one leg - truly horrible. I quickly left that room and avoided it on my return. Otherwise, interesting and very varied art and design work throughout this large gallery. Gift shop and café available.