
Destitute Asylum Discovery Tour

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This walking tour uncovers the forgotten footprint and architecture of Adelaide’s Destitute Asylum which housed South Australia’s poor, especially new arrivals, and mothers with children between 1850 and 1918.Discover the fascinating history and learn about lives of those who lived here.
Join staff from the Migration Museum, currently occupying some of the Asylum’s last surviving buildings and discover the orientation of the site and it’s structures that famously was Adelaide’s Destitute Asylum.
*Tour is subject to weather conditions and involves walking, standing and steps and runs for approximately 60-90 minutes.
Upcoming tours:
Tuesday 18 February at 11am
Friday 28 March at 1pm
Monday 21 April at 11am
Dates
Tuesday 18 February 2025 - Monday 21 April 2025 (UTC+10:30)Location
Migration Museum
82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide South Australia 5000
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