About Port Pirie Regional Tourism and Arts Centre
The Port Pirie Regional Tourism and Arts Centre is a combined visitor information centre and regional art gallery housed in the heritage-listed former Port Pirie railway station on Mary Elie Street in Port Pirie, South Australia. It serves as the main tourism hub for the Spencer Gulf region, offering visitor services, rotating art exhibitions, local history displays and a retail shop featuring regional products, reflecting the city's railway and smelting heritage.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a heritage railway station building housing the accredited Visitor Information Centre, the Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery with rotating exhibitions of local and touring works, local history and Nukunu cultural displays, and a retail area selling regional produce, art and souvenirs. The centre has exhibition spaces, interpretive displays about Port Pirie's port and smelter history, and staff to provide maps, itineraries and bookings for the Spencer Gulf and Southern Flinders Ranges region.
Key highlights
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Heritage-listed 1902 former Port Pirie railway station building
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Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery with rotating contemporary and community exhibitions
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Accredited Visitor Information Centre for Port Pirie and Spencer Gulf region