History Trust of South Australia

A tour through SA’s queer history with Dr Gertrude Glossip

As part of Feast Festival 2020, CityMag takes a tour of South Australia's queer history with our guide Dr Gertrude Glossip.

Queering South Australia’s museums

When Nikki Sullivan started working at the Migration Museum five years ago there were no items catalogued as “queer.” In a new book, the South Australian curator argues museums must give more real estate to LGBTIQ+ stories, and artefacts must be classified in a radical new way.

Aboriginal lives matter most on Australia Day

Over an hour-long interview, AGSA curator Nici Cumpston gently and eloquently debunks our publisher’s prejudices and preconceptions about the John Mawurndjul exhibition and the great many things we have to celebrate about Aboriginal culture.

Jive has planned a live music blowout for its 20th birthday

The Wanderers, Special Patrol, The Trafalgars and a “special guest” are billed to play at the birthday party of one of Adelaide’s most beloved live music venues, Jive. To commemorate the milestone, we speak to owner Tam Boakes about the gigs, gaffes and green room moments that have made the decades

Be afraid: The wild ride of YouTubers turned filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou

They are a story for the digital age: the hyperactive Philippou twins, who at nine filmed wrestling matches and sword fights that trashed their Pooraka home, now have a global movie opening today in Australia.

Adelaide’s Golden Record

If CityMag had a rocket, these are the sounds we'd launch into space, as selected by 10 aural authorities on all things Adelaide.

City of Adelaide Prize finalists want your vote

Good architecture and design makes our daily lives better, and this is a contribution worth recognising. With public voting now open for the City of Adelaide Prize, we asked each finalist why their project merits your vote.

The pursuit of happiness

A career in the global arts industry was their dream, and these three professionals made the conscious decision to achieve this aspiration while living a life filled with purpose here in Adelaide.