Flinders University Art Museum is an extraordinary resource, housing more than 5,500 works of art on campus and presenting a dynamic program of exhibitions and related public events through the City Gallery.

The Art Museum is now hosting ‘The Microscope Project’, until 21 September 2014 at the Flinders University City Gallery, located in the State Library of South Australia. In 2012 Flinders University decommissioned a suite of electron microscopes, ancillary tools and equipment to make way for digital models now at the cutting edge of technology in the field. ‘The Microscope Project’ was conceived in response: as an opportunity to reclaim the instruments, giving them a new lease of life through the lens of creative practice.

Developed with the aim of bringing to the wider public a conversation around the intersections of scientific inquiry, technological innovation and art-making, the project explores the legacy of the instruments and the images they once formed.  At the core of this endeavour, the project invites discourse on how it is we see, perceive and construct the world in which we live.

The City Gallery shop (co-located with the Gallery), offers original art and craft, giftware and books sourced from Aboriginal communities and ethical, collaborative enterprises. This includes paintings, prints, sculpture, jewellery and basketry by emerging and established artists and unique, high-quality giftware. Fine art cards can also be found, along with a wide selection of children’s books, as well as FUAM exhibition catalogues.

All staff members are entitled to a 10 per cent discount on purchase on presentation of their staff cards.

Gallery hours are: Tuesday to Friday 11am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday noon to 4pm.

Free admission!