The South Australian Museum is a museum in Adelaide, South Australia, founded in 1856. It occupies a complex of buildings in the cultural precinct of Adelaide in the North Parklands on North Terrace. Its first curator was Frederick George Waterhouse and the current curator (2005) is Tim Flannery. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... North Terrace, looking west from Kintore Avenue Adelaide in 1839 as viewed south-east from North Terrace North Terrace is a street in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. ... The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of March 2005) - Population 1,540,200 (5th) - Density 1. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Adelaide Parklands are the parklands that surround the City of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. ... North Terrace, looking west from Kintore Avenue Adelaide in 1839 as viewed south-east from North Terrace North Terrace is a street in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. ... A curator of a cultural heritage institution (e. ... Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is a well-known Australian mammalogist, biologist, writer, Humanist and paleontologist. ...
It contains the largest collection of Indigenous Australian artefacts in the world.