Pitchi Richi Sanctuary

23°43′49″S 133°51′59″E / 23.730389°S 133.866339°E / -23.730389; 133.866339

Sculptures at Pitchi Richi Sanctuary in 1957-1958
Sculptures at Pitchi Richi Sanctuary in 1957-1958
Sculptures at Pitchi Richi Sanctuary in 1957-1958
Sculptures at Pitchi Richi Sanctuary in 1957-1958
Sculptures at Pitchi Richi Sanctuary in 1957-1958

Pitchi Richi Sanctuary, located approximately 4 km south of the Alice Springs town centre, is a heritage listed, and now closed, tourist attraction. It was established in the early 1950s by Leo Corbet. The sanctuary is most famous for its collection of works by William Ricketts; it is the largest known collection outside of Ricketts' own sanctuary in the Dandenongs in Victoria.[1]

It is Alice Springs' first man-made tourist attraction. The sanctuary was named one of the region's four "must-see" attractions during the 1960s.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Pitchi Richi Sanctuary | Heritage Alice Springs". heritagealicesprings.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2019.