Recalling the ancient Ichthyosaur, this sculpture invites interaction

14 Pieces is a sculpture fountain based on the opalised fossilised vertebrae of the Ichthyosaur in the South Australian Museum.

A plaque to the 'City Gardener' is now obscured in a city garden

This fountain is a memorial to William Faulding Scammell, AO, CBE who was Chancellor of Adelaide University from 1991 to 1998.

Colonel William Light’s survey marker from 1837 is to be incorporated in the new Royal Adelaide Hospital site

The first Anzac memorial was once an obelisk in a grove of wattles

One of three statues given to Adelaide by WA Horn, Hercules was unveiled in October 1892 in Victoria Square. 

The J Reedman Memorial Drinking Fountain was erected in Creswell Gardens on 7 September 1929. It is made of Angaston marble and signifies the achievements of John Cole Reedman, an Australian sports legend.

Creating and installing King Edward VII’s statute took eight months longer than the period of his reign

The shining steel and simple form of Knot typifies the work of sculptor Herbert (Bert) Flugelman.

Affectionately known as the ‘Bonython bath’, this fountain stood outside the South Australian Museum from 1965 to 2005

Remembering South Australian Light Horsemen who served in Egypt and Palestine and at Gallipoli

Adelaide-born Lord Florey won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 for his part in making the infection-fighting penicillin available

A statue to honour Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was a long time coming in Adelaide

This 1969 bronze sculpture is one of the few pieces by the renowned British artist to be found in Australia. 

The red granite sculpture captures the plaster imprints of 64 handshakes made at a Reconciliation Week ceremony in 2006. 

‘Construction’, ‘Thought’ and ‘Optimism’ make up the three elements of this bronze sculpture by Victor Meertens. 

The spirit of Antarctic explorer and professor of geology, Sir Douglas Mawson, is captured in the bust by John Dowie

The bust of Sir Lawrence Bragg commemorates a South Australian Nobel Laureate

The bronze bust of Sir Mellis Napier, sculpted by eminent South Australian artist John Dowie, commemorates his distinguished community service, including to the law and legal profession in South Australia

The Sir Ross Smith Memorial commemorates the achievements of aviator Sir Ross Smith and the first flight from England to Australia. 

The bronze figure of Sir Walter Watson Hughes by Francis Williamson stands on a massive block of red granite.

The mounted trooper reining in his horse commemorates South Australians who served in the South African War (1899-1902).

The first female local government councillor in Australia, Benny was a Justice of the Peace, a businesswoman and a lobbyist for women’s equality.

Once dubbed 'Adelaide's most active statue' the Athlete is now safely installed in the Lord Mayor's Courtyard. 

The Immigrants sculpture has been climbed on, sat on, stood next to and embraced by many people who have walked through the gates of the Migration Museum since 2006.

A startled Venus caused consternation as Adelaide’s first public statue in 1892

Remembering the role of horses in war.

Architect Louis Laybourne-Smith and sculptor George Rayner Hoff created a memorial that conveys the impact of the First World War

At the time of its installation in 1995, Yerrakartarta was the largest public commission of Aboriginal artwork in Australia.