Albury Library Museum

Albury Library Museum
Albury Library Museum by night
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36°4′44″S 146°54′58″E / 36.07889°S 146.91611°E / -36.07889; 146.91611
LocationAlbury, New South Wales, Australia
Established2007
Architect(s)Ashton Raggatt McDougall
Other information
Websitewww.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/leisure/museum-and-libraries/locations/librarymuseum

Albury Library Museum is a combined library and museum in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. Designed by Ashton Raggatt McDougall it was opened in 2007. The library has 50,000 books, magazines and electronic media items. The building received the Australian Institute of Architects's National Award for Public Architecture.[1]

Architecture

The library museum renders an architectural texture to the cityscape of Albury. The building is orange and grey with a criss-cross architecture said to have been motivated by the historic Murray River rail bridge.[according to whom?]

The library has free access to computer and free wifi.[2]

In the first year of its operation the building had 226,000 visitors, of which 80,000 entered the exhibition space.[3]

References

  1. ^ AIA: "Albury Library Museum", retrieved 31 January 2014
  2. ^ "ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM". Visit Victoria. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ Howard Jones: "Library museum a success story" in the Border Mail, 25 July 2008

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