awesome place to get a lot of the local Glenelg nautical history and learn about how attitudes have evolved over the years.
allow an hour or two if you must discover everything. perfect if your visiting the area and planning to get lunch and visit the beach anyway.
Enjoyed looking around the little museum here and watching slide shows of historic photos of the area.
Good on Anglo -Australian history and culture but pathetic on Aboriginal culture and the history of their violent dispossession.
The Bay Discovery Centre was some kind of museum which requires a gold coin donation. The whole area isn't very big, not too many exhibitions so it's easily done in 10 minutes. What I remembered was that it showcased some historical artefacts and uniforms of the olden days.
Very interesting place to better understand the recent history.
What a fantastic learning resource! The staff are a wealth of knowledge and the Discovery Centre has fascinating information on local and national history. If you're in the area, it's well worth the visit, but beware of the limited opening hours.
Excellent Place to learn the history of this location
Really cool place to visit if you at Glenelg, learn about some history or just go to have a look and the interesting things that are there
Great snapshot of the local maritime history. Museum was quite small but but very interesting. Staff were very friendly and the bloke we spoke to on front counter was really keen to answer all the Scouts questions.. just a pity there was no souvenir badges to buy!
Great insight into the birth of a colony and how the City has evolved
Excellent step back in time to Adelaide. The beautiful City.
The Bay Discovery Centre is both excellent artistic display and historical discovery hub for locals, nationals and international visitors alike.
The open display centre downstairs provides access for creative art lovers and with easy, open and secure facilities. The museum on the first and second floor provides a step back in time to the first settlers, history of the local homes, commercial and industry that have gone into making Holdfast Bay what it is today.
The centre also boasts Cityhall meeting space and public access for all with toilets as well.
Definitely something not to be missed.
holdfast.sa.gov.au
