MIGRATION MUSEUM
Housed in the historic remains of Adelaide’s Destitute Asylum in the city, the Migration Museum is the place to explore South Australia’s history and cultural diversity.
As you walk through the galleries you take a journey through our immigration heritage. Since the foundation of South Australia as a British colony in 1836, immigration has played an important role in shaping our state.
The Migration Museum explores why people came to South Australia, who came, how they came, what they brought with them and the effect immigration has had on people living here.
Discover the many identities of South Australians through the stories of individuals and communities, about people who made our history.
New voices are added to displays regularly, so the story continues to the present. Changing exhibitions cover a wide range of histories and cultures in South Australia.
Behind the Wall
The Migration Museum’s buildings were once Adelaide’s Destitute Asylum. Adelaide’s destitute, homeless, sick and aged lived out their lives here.
Behind the Wall exhibition tells the stories of the women and children who lived and sometimes died here. The complex operated from the early 1850s until 1918. Previously the site held the ‘Native School’. where Aboriginal children were boarded and educated by the colonial government.
Memorial Wall
The Memorial Wall acknowledges many South Australian immigrants who were forced to leave their homelands and seek refuge in Australia. Plaques are of Baltic, Slovenian, Vietnamese, Jewish, Ukrainian, Serbian, Tatar-Bashkurt, Polish and Hungarian communities.
A plaque commemorates British Child Migrants sent to Australia.
The Memorial Wall tells of the plight of refugees and is a precious reminder of the freedom and democracy that Australians enjoy.
OPEN 10 - 5 Monday to Friday
1- 5 weekends and public holidays
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday
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