Art Gallery of South Australia description and photos - Australia: Adelaide (Topic)

Art Gallery of South Australia description and photos - Australia: Adelaide. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Art Gallery of South Australia.

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The South Australian Art Gallery is the premier cultural institution in South Australia. Located in the "cultural quarter" of Adelaide - next to the State Library, the Museum of South Australia and the University of Adelaide - the gallery presents the world's richest collection of Australian art, primarily Aboriginal, European and Asian art. More than half a million people visit the gallery annually to see 35,000 of its exhibits - the second largest art collection in the country. Among the exhibits are paintings, sculptures, engravings, drawings, photographs, textiles, ceramics, precious stones and even furniture!

The gallery was opened in 1881 and until 1967 was known as " The main exposition of the gallery - landscapes and portraits of the 18-19th centuries - is updated every three years. A special place is occupied by the collection of paintings by English artists, which is considered one of the most complete outside the UK. Visitors to the gallery can admire paintings by Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Turner, Renoir. It is worth paying attention to the collection of drawings and prints by old masters - one of the richest in the world! It includes works by Durer, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya, Tintoretto, etc.

The main exposition of the gallery - landscapes and portraits of the 18-19th centuries - is updated every three years. A special place is occupied by the collection of paintings by English artists, which is considered one of the most complete outside the UK. Visitors to the gallery can admire paintings by Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Turner, Renoir. It is worth paying attention to the collection of drawings and prints by old masters - one of the richest in the world! It includes works by Durer, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya, Tintoretto, etc.

It is worth paying attention to the collection of drawings and prints by old masters - one of the richest in the world! It includes works by Durer, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya, Tintoretto, etc.

It is worth paying attention to the collection of drawings and prints by old masters - one of the richest in the world! It includes works by Durer, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya, Tintoretto, etc.

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