Welcome to RECOLLECT

Imagined by Europeans for centuries, the great southern land was home to First Nations people for millennia, their lives intimately connected to the land and waters. New arrivals from Europe desc...

The History Trust aims to collect objects and stories that are connected to recent and present day significant events that have an impact on South Australia’s communities, such as LGBTIQ+ socia...

The South Australian Maritime Museum holds eighteen ship’s figureheads—the largest collection in the Southern Hemisphere. The collection was sourced and acquired by Vernon Smith, Honorary ...

Whether we like it or not, politics plays a fundamental role in our lives, our nation, and our histories: from the parties, policies, and parliamentary processes that determine so many aspects of...

Childhood has changed dramatically over the last 200 years. The mass consumerism of today was non-existent, children often worked to boost the family income, and entertainments were often crafted...

Few technologies have shaped the modern history of Australia like the advent of motorised vehicles. A luxury for the wealthy when they first appeared at the very end of the Nineteenth century, wi...

AE Bond set up his studio on Commercial Road, Port Adelaide in 1901, shifting to St Vincent street in the 1930s. This collection comprises 2,000 glass negatives — studio portraits of generation...

This collection reflects the long love affair many South Australians have with sport in various forms. Around the state sporting clubs and associations provide not just an outlet for physical act...

LGBTIQ+ lives are built around objects: the things with which we adorn our homes and bodies, the things we make, use and consume, and the technologies with which we communicate with one another. ...

The History Trust of South Australia collects objects which represent the diverse cultures of South Australia. This collection of varied objects reflects on the experiences and impact of migrants...