Albury Library Museum Explained

Albury Library Museum
Country:Australia
Established:2007
Architect:Ashton Raggatt McDougall
Location:Albury, New South Wales
Coordinates:-36.0789°N 146.9161°W

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.

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]

External links

Notes and References

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