when: 22 July 2025 | | address: North Terrace, State Library of South Australia, Gallery Adelaide South Australia 5000 | website: https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/events/out-of-world
published: 22 Jul 2025, 5 min read
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Welcome to the dawn of the space age.
From the 1950s through to the 1970s, Australia was gripped with excitement as humanity made its first forays beyond Earth's atmosphere.
From cutting edge scientific research to architecture, design, television and more, Out of this world explores Australia's role in the space race.
Learn about the history of Woomera Rocket Range, see how futuristic architecture influenced Australia's Expo pavilion in 1970, and discover the story of Mr Squiggle - 'the man from the moon'.
A national touring exhibition developed and presented by the National Archives of Australia, in partnership with the State Library of South Australia.
This exhibition is supported by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program and the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, a program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.
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Welcome to the dawn of the space age.
From the 1950s through to the 1970s, Australia was gripped with excitement as humanity made its first forays beyond Earth's atmosphere.
From cutting edge scientific research to architecture, design, television and more, Out of this world explores Australia's role in the space race.
Learn about the history of Woomera Rocket Range, see how futuristic architecture influenced Australia's Expo pavilion in 1970, and discover the story of Mr Squiggle - 'the man from the moon'.
A national touring exhibition developed and presented by the National Archives of Australia, in partnership with the State Library of South Australia.
This exhibition is supported by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program and the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, a program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.
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Out of this World 2025 is on 22 July 2025. The opening hours are: 9:00am - 7:00pm Google. Conveniently located in Adelaide. Call +61-0874246300 for details. Visit their website at https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/events/out-of-world.
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