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Australia’s first children’s art library will be established in the Art Gallery of NSW, part of refurbishment plans for the original Walter Liberty Vernon-designed building.
On the shelves will be books about artists, by artists and for artists, books about art history and books featuring acclaimed illustrations. Outside the original Art Gallery of NSW building, a makeover of the forecourt is underway that will transform it into a new pedestrian plaza with polished stone reflection pools reclaimed from front parking bays.
“Like all the Art Gallery’s library collections, the Children’s Art Library is not a borrowing library. We’d like everything to be enjoyed, read and handled in the space - not for children to come and find that something they really like is out on loan. TZG director Peter Tonkin, said: “In designing the library for kids, we imagined engaging, child-scaled spaces that could ignite their natural delight in art.
Art Gallery of NSW deputy director Maud Page said the gallery’s children’s art library has been designed to provide a sense of wonder for children and their families.
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