Destitute Asylum Discovery Tour
About
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.
Upcoming tour dates:
Monday 21 April 11am
Cost $15 pp
Meeting point: Migration Museum, 82 Kintore Ave, Adelaide, SA
*Tour is subject to weather conditions and runs for approximately 60-90 minutes.
**To participate in this tour, you must be able to walk an extensive distance, stand for long periods and undertake a substantial number of steps.
Date
Tuesday 17 June 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (UTC+09:30)Location
Migration Museum
82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide South Australia 5000
Choose date
Select a date
Key
Available
Not available
Past session
Loading...
Contact Form
Destitute Asylum Discovery Tour
Resend recently purchased tickets to our events to your email.
Enter email to start search
You can review the event organiser's terms and conditions here.