Sponsorship Opportunities

WONDERSFROM THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM

Unknown maker, Pereline, c.1824, peacock, mallard and turkey feathers

The South Australian Museum invites you to explore its best kept stories in an exciting new exhibition which draws from more than 4 million objects held in storage across its vast collections.

The State’s collections, cared for by the Museum, Art Gallery of South Australia, History Trust of South Australia and the State Library of South Australia, are fundamental to understanding and celebrating the history, cultures and natural history of South Australia.

This landmark exhibition will bring the stories of 165 incredible objects to life to commemorate the South Australian Museum’s 165th birthday in June 2021 – many of which have never been on public display before.

Guest curated by Nat Williams, best known for his work creating the extraordinary touring exhibition National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries and the subsequent Treasures Gallery at the National Library of Australia.

Key objects

ɥ A fragment of Mars from the Nakhla Martian meteorite which fell in Egypt in 1911.

ɥ The first gold nugget mined in Australia. ɥ The Virgin Rainbow, the “most spectacular

piece of opal ever unearthed” from the desert soil of Cooper Pedy.

ɥ Two of the Museum’s five mounted specimens of the thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger), considered to be the best in the world.

ɥ A Venus’ Flower Basket glass sponge, a latticelike intricate marine sponge found in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean that has been described as the holy grail of engineering design.

ɥ An Aboriginal Flag prototype designed by Harold Joseph Thomas (Bundoo), an Aboriginal Australian artist and activist descended from the Luritja people of Central Australia.

ɥ Artefacts, objects and specimens from every continent across the globe.

Stories ɥ The Museum and its collections ɥ A Museum on Kaurna land ɥ Beauty from nature ɥ Illustrating nature ɥ Deep time ɥ Extinction, loss and documenting

the natural world ɥ Collecting the world ɥ Outro – Wunderkammer: a cabinet

of curiosities

We invite you to join the South Australian Museum in a partnership that will meet the exclusive needs of your business, and celebrate your relationship with South Australia.At 165, we are older than many of our major international peers such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, the Royal Ontario Museum and many, many more. The South Australian Museum is iconic. It is a constant, having for generations been a place that offers meaningful pursuits by providing a safe, rich environment with access to culture and the natural. We very much hope the Wonders exhibition and 165 celebrations will help our community to reconnect and to support their emotional wellbeing over these incredible challenging times.

Sponsorships will: ɥ Connect your business with the profile of a nationally

significant exhibition that will support the wellbeing and vibrancy of South Australia.

ɥ Support and nurture the stories of South Australia for the next generation.

ɥ Engage with education, science, STEM and artistic endeavours for all ages.

ɥ Promote your business – according to the level of sponsorship – through client hosting privileges, behind-the-scenes experiences, crediting and acknowledgements, and access to an interested and passionate demographic through strategic marketing.

In addition, the Museum is partnering with The Advertiser and Sunday Mail to create a stunning commemorative gloss magazine celebrating 165 years of the South Australian Museum.

Sponsorship Benefits Packages $25,000 $10,000 $5,000 $2,500Exhibition Visibility Exhibition title wall ● ● ● ●North Terrace forecourt screen ● ● ● ●VIP Event Invitations ● ● ● ●North Terrace posters ● ●A2 posters (1,000 distributed city wide) ● ●Main foyer screens, forecourt flags, entrance decal ● ●Online Visibility Museum website ● ● ● ●Museum e-news, 14,000 subscibers ● ● ● ●Museum e-signature ● ●Sponsor credits/tags in exhibition posts √ √ Advertising & MediaMuseum media releases (credit line) ● ● ● ●Opportunity to create own media release ● ● ● ●Advertising general (digital/print/radio/out of home) ● √Advertiser – commemorative magazine ad √Marketing Opportunities Verbal acknowledgment by Snr Museum at VIP events ● ● ● ●Inclusion of items in event gift bags ● ● ●Data collection opportunities ● √Speaking opportunities ●Invitations & ticketsInvitations to the Preview with the Premier (07/04/21) 2 2 1Invitations to the Opening Night (09/04/21) 4 2 2 2Night Lab tickets ● ●Employee Benefits Complimentary Corporate Membership ● ●Tour with the Exhibition Curator ● ●Office talk by Museum expert ●Behind the scenes visit ●

Jimbacrinus bostocki, Permian period, 290-283 million years old, discovered in Gascoyne District, WA

√ = Where space permits and the opportunity is mutually agreed through discussion.

Contact

Brian OldmanDirectorSouth Australian Museum Brian.Oldman@samuseum.sa.gov.au

Jenny ParsonsHead of Development South Australian Museum 0467 747 391Jenny.Parsons@samuseum.sa.gov.au

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