Natural Science Building / South Australian Institute building / Mechanics Institute / South Australian Museum / Art Gallery / British Museum / Institute building / South Australian Institute Museum / Art Museum / State Library of South Australia / South Australian Institute / /
Organization
South Australian Institute / Australian Literary Association / Board of Governors / Mechanics Institute / /
Person
Frederick George Waterhouse / Hindmarsh / Wilhelm Haacke / /
Position
first Director / custodian / King / Governor / Director / first Curator / surveyor / Curator / the first Director of the South Australian Museum / /
A Potted History The genesis of a South Australian Museum originated in London with the foundation of the South Australian Literary Association on 29 August[removed]Its purpose was ‘the cultivation and diffusion of usefu