Unley Museum, Adelaide

Name: Unley Museum
Address: Adelaide, Australia

#155 among attractions in Adelaide

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Facts and practical information

The Unley Museum is a local history museum in Unley, South Australia located at 80 Edmund Avenue in the former Unley Fire Station building, built in 1898. It was founded as a museum in 1971, and operated by the City of Unley. The museum with five gallery spaces has more than 12,000 photographs and objects, and has grown from donations of Unley people. The Unley Museum incorporates several display galleries, a research library, and conducts research into house histories and families of Unley. ()

Coordinates: 34°57'5"S, 138°36'32"E

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UnleyAdelaide Australia

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Day trips

Unley Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Adelaide Himeji Garden, Veale Gardens, Heywood Park, Capri Theatre.

1.1 miN
Park, Garden
Adelaide Himeji Garden, Adelaide
28 min walk • Adelaide Himeji Gardens is a traditionally-styled Japanese garden, a gift from Adelaide's sister city, Himeji in 1982. It is located in Park 18, one of the southern parts of the Adelaide Park Lands in Adelaide, South Australia.
1.2 miNW
Park, Garden
Veale Gardens, Adelaide
30 min walk • Veale Gardens is part of the Adelaide Parklands throughout and surrounding the City of Adelaide. It is located in the South Parklands surrounded by Greenhill and Peacock Roads, South Terrace, and Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue.
0.8 miSW
Park
Heywood Park, Adelaide
21 min walk • Heywood Park is a public park in the suburb of Unley Park in Adelaide, South Australia. It is home to the last remaining Grey Box gum trees on the Adelaide plains, some of which pre-date European settlement.
1.1 miW
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Capri Theatre, Adelaide
28 min walk • The Capri Theatre is a heritage-listed cinema in Goodwood, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, built in the Art Deco style in 1941. It was formerly called the Goodwood Star, New Curzon, and Cinema Capri. It is owned by and is home to the Theatre Organ Society of Australia.
1.2 miN
Park
Adelaide Park Lands, Adelaide
32 min walk • The Adelaide Park Lands are the figure-eight of land spanning both banks of the River Torrens between Hackney and Thebarton and separating the City of Adelaide area from the surrounding suburbia of greater metropolitan Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.
1 miSE
34°57'28"S • 138°37'30"E
Fullarton Park Community Centre, Adelaide
26 min walk • Park
1.1 miN
Park, Playground
Glover Playgrounds, Adelaide
28 min walk • The Glover Playgrounds are three playgrounds in the Adelaide Park Lands in Adelaide, South Australia. They were established by Charles R.J. Glover, a Lord Mayor of Adelaide and a philanthropist. Despite maps to the contrary he had no relationship with the West Terrace playground.
1.5 miNW
Mosque
Adelaide City Mosque, Adelaide
39 min walk • The Central Adelaide Mosque, also known as Adelaide City Mosque or Adelaide Mosque, and formerly known as the Afghan Chapel, is a mosque located in Adelaide, South Australia. The mosque was built in 1888–1889, with its four distinctive minarets added in 1903, and is the oldest permanent mosque in Australia.
0.9 miN
Park
Park 19, Adelaide
23 min walk • The Adelaide Park Lands are the figure-eight of land spanning both banks of the River Torrens between Hackney and Thebarton and separating the City of Adelaide area from the surrounding suburbia of greater metropolitan Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.
0.6 miN
Museum
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide
17 min walk • The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, formerly Contemporary Art Society, was an art museum and art space located in the Adelaide suburb of Parkside, in South Australia. In late 2016 it merged with the Australian Experimental Art Foundation to form ACE Open.
1.2 miN
Street
Gilles Street, Adelaide
31 min walk • Gilles Street is a street in the south-eastern sector of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It runs east–west between East Terrace and King William Street, crossing Hutt Street and Pulteney Street.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Unley Museum?

Nearby attractions include Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide (17 min walk), Heywood Park, Adelaide (21 min walk), Park 19, Adelaide (23 min walk).

How to get to Unley Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Unley Museum:

Tram

Greenhill Road (22 min walk)
Wayville (23 min walk)

Train

Millswood (30 min walk)
Unley Park (32 min walk)