The official opening of the new location for the ACT Heritage Library and Archives ACT has taken place with the Fyshwick premises providing a bigger space for the collection of items showcasing Canberra’s diverse history.
Minister for City Services, Chris Steel said history was an important part of our livelihood and it was great to have the move from Woden to Fyshwick now completed.
“Previously, the ACT Heritage Library was based within the Woden Library,” Mr Steel said.
“This move will free up the entire second floor of the library which will now be open for community use, providing more spaces for people on the Southside to meet,” he said.
“The ACT Heritage Library collects and stores a variety of items that include newspapers, photographs, maps, books and diaries as well as digital material and microfilm.”
He said ArchivesACT, inside the Library, also provided access to ACT Government records that were more than 20 years old.
The joint reading room helped make it an easy one-stop shop for anyone researching Canberra and the ACT.
To celebrate the move to the new location, the ACT Heritage Library will also open its new exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
“The bigger space at the ACT Heritage Library has provided an opportunity to host regular displays and exhibitions so Canberrans can come in and learn more about our shared history,” Mr Steel said.
“The first exhibition is an out-of-this-world experience with Track Me to the Moon – Canberra and Apollo 11, an exhibition of items from the collection, personal memorabilia and sound and video files.”
The exhibition is open until 30 June at the ACT Heritage Library at 255 Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick.
