55 North Terrace, Tarntanya/Adelaide
Hawke Building, University of South Australia, City West precinct
Samstag is located on North Terrace in Tarntanya/Adelaide at the University of South Australia’s City West campus—an easy 15-minute walk from the city centre. Find us on the corner of Fenn Place and North Terrace. Entry is on the ground floor of the Hawke Building.
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am—5pm
or by appointment, with extended hours for special events and selected exhibitions. Closed exhibition changeovers and public holidays, including the Easter long weekend. Free admission, all welcome.
Getting Here
By tram: Free city trams to Samstag operate daily. Exit at the City West stop. Samstag is located 100 metres from the tram stop, on the corner of Fenn Place and North Terrace.
By train: Adelaide Railway Station is a ten-minute walk from the museum. Exit the station, turn right onto North Terrace and walk west 600 metres.
By car: Paid parking stations are located along North Terrace. Wilson Parking is located one block away on the corner of Hindley Street and Clarendon Street.
Schools & Groups
Samstag welcomes school and community groups to the Museum. We request that group visits are booked in advance, and can be scheduled outside normal opening hours if needed. Our talks and tours are free. For general group bookings, please email samstagmuseum@unisa.edu.au or call (08) 8302 0870.
Please visit our Schools & Education page to view Samstag's current educational programming. All school group bookings can be made by contacting Sarah Buckley at sarah.buckley@unisa.edu.au.
Access
Samstag is committed to ensuring its programs and activities are accessible to everyone. We welcome guide dogs and assistance dogs. All areas of Samstag are accessible by wheelchair and pram. For groups with hearing impairment the Museum can provide an Auslan interpreter.
Please ask at reception if you need any assistance, or if you have access questions while planning your visit, contact Sarah Buckley at sarah.buckley@unisa.edu.au.
Image: Hawke Building, University of South Australia City West campus, 2007. Photograph by Sam Noonan. Courtesy Samstag Museum of Art.
Image: Entrance to the Hawke Building featureing Vernon AH KEE, Kaurna Language Ephemeral Art Project, 2018, Fenn Place, University of South Australia City West campus. Photography by Sia Duff.
Image: 2018 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Divided Worlds, installation view, 2018, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia. Photography by Sam Noonan.
Image: Mulka Yata/The Knowledge of Place, 2024, installation view, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia. Photograph by Sia Duff. Courtesy of Samstag Museum of Art.
Image: Emmaline ZANELLI, I take care of what’s mine (Expand Moving Image Commission), 2024. Installation view at Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia. Photography by Sia Duff.
Image: Christian Thompson, Ritual Intimacy, 2018, installation view, SASA Gallery, University of South Australia. Photography by Sia Duff.
Image: Anne Wallace, Strange Ways, 2020, installation view, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia. Photography by Sam Noonan.
Image: Dana Awartani, I Went Away and Forgot You. A While Ago I Remembered. I Remembered Iʼd Forgotten You. I Was Dreaming, 2017, installation view, 2024, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia. Photograph by Sia Duff. Courtesy of Samstag Museum of Art.
