Marion Museum

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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:

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

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:

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
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