Biblioteca Vasconcelos

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Biblioteca Vasconcelos is a large, modern public library in Mexico City renowned for its striking contemporary architecture and extensive cultural and educational offerings.

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instanceOf cultural center
library building
public library
alsoKnownAs Biblioteca Vasconcelos
surface form: Biblioteca Vasconcelos de Buenavista

Megabiblioteca
architect Abraham Zabludovsky
Alberto Kalach
Juan Palomar
Tonatiuh Martínez
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
high-tech architecture
city Mexico City
collectionSize more than 500000 volumes
continent North America
country Mexico
hasArtwork Ballena (sculpture) by Gabriel Orozco
hasFacility auditorium
children’s area
exhibition spaces
gardens
multimedia rooms
parking
reading rooms
hasFeature glass and steel structure
integrated botanical garden
large central nave
suspended bookshelves
hasLanguage English
Spanish
hasUse concerts
cultural events
educational activities
exhibitions
film screenings
lectures
public reading
workshops
inception 2006
locatedIn Mexico City
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
locatedInNeighborhood Buenavista
namedAfter José Vasconcelos
nearTransport Buenavista metro station
Buenavista railway station
Metrobús Buenavista stations
officialOpeningDate 2006-05-16
operator Secretaría de Cultura (Mexico)
ownedBy Government of Mexico
publicAccess yes

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Colonia Buenavista hasLandmark Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Colonia Buenavista hasNearbyCulturalInstitution Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Biblioteca Vasconcelos alsoKnownAs Biblioteca Vasconcelos
this entity surface form: Biblioteca Vasconcelos de Buenavista