State Library Victoria

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cultural institution public library research library state library

State Library Victoria is a major public research library and cultural institution in Melbourne, renowned for its historic architecture, extensive collections, and iconic domed reading room.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
State Library Victoria Board 1
State Library of Victoria 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution ⓘ
public library ⓘ
research library ⓘ
state library ⓘ
architect Joseph Reed ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
collectionSize millions of items ⓘ
collectionType books ⓘ
digital collections ⓘ
ephemera ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ
maps ⓘ
newspapers ⓘ
pictures ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
established 1854 ⓘ
formerName Melbourne Public Library ⓘ
State Library Victoria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: State Library of Victoria
foundedAs Melbourne Public Library ⓘ
hasPart Arts Reading Room ⓘ
Children’s Quarter ⓘ
Conservation Lab ⓘ
Cowen Gallery ⓘ
Domed Reading Room ⓘ
Heritage Collections Reading Room ⓘ
Ian Potter Queen’s Hall ⓘ
Information Centre ⓘ
La Trobe Reading Room ⓘ
Redmond Barry Reading Room ⓘ
Victoria Gallery ⓘ
heritageStatus heritage-listed site ⓘ
legalDepositFor publications produced in Victoria ⓘ
legalStatus legal deposit library for Victoria ⓘ
locatedIn Melbourne ⓘ
surface form: Melbourne CBD
location Melbourne ⓘ
Victoria ⓘ
namedAfter State of Victoria ⓘ
notableFeature domed reading room opened in 1913 ⓘ
offersService exhibitions ⓘ
free public access to collections ⓘ
public programs and events ⓘ
research services ⓘ
operatedBy State Library Victoria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: State Library Victoria Board
ownedBy Government of Victoria ⓘ
surface form: State Government of Victoria
publicTransitAccess Melbourne Central railway station ⓘ
Swanston Street tram routes ⓘ
significantEvent major redevelopment completed in the 2010s ⓘ
streetAddress 328 Swanston Street ⓘ
website https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State Library Victoria → formerName → State Library Victoria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: State Library of Victoria
Melbourne → hasLandmark → State Library Victoria ⓘ
State Library Victoria → operatedBy → State Library Victoria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: State Library Victoria Board