Marion Museum
In 2020, the City of Marion commissioned a feasibility study to identify options for the development of a local museum. The study highlighted various precedents of other Council Museums within metropolitan Adelaide as well as ongoing operation costs. The feasibility study:
- Identified 6 options for the development of a local museum
- Reviewed current possible museum sites with the City of Marion against a set of criteria
- Provides a SWOT analysis for the establishment of a local museum within current council owned facilities
Council endorsed further exploration of a custom museum space extension at the Marion Heritage Research Centre (MHRC) (aka Red House) in July 2020. Architectural firm Grieve Gillett Andersen (GGA) were engaged to develop possible designs for a museum/exhibition space. Council indicated their preference for design option A on 27 January 2021.
We want your feedback on the preferred design. Here you can:
- View the concept plan in the Marion Museum design report by Grieve Gillett Andersen
- Complete a Quick poll to tell us your level of support
- Complete a short feedback form
Feedback is invited until 24 February 2021.
More information
The goals and aspirations for the local museum project are:
- Create stronger links of the MHRC with the wider community
- Increase the awareness of the community to the history of the City of Marion
- Provide a contemporary museum/ exhibition space and research facility at the Red House
- Provide temporary and permanent display/exhibition space on themes relating to the history of City of Marion
- Making history come to life
- Provide facility that is accessible to all demographics and ages
- Modernising representational tools (digitise) while retaining the hard copy resources
- Future proof storage facility
- Increase accessibility of MHRC to the public
- Provide adequate resourcing to maintain operations of MHRC and museum
