Open House at the Gatineau Preservation Campus
Press Release
We’re opening the doors to the new Preservation Storage Facility to the public for the very first time! This unique building opened in 2022, and is the world’s largest automated archive facility, the first net-zero carbon archive facility in North America, and is LEED Gold certified. It has already won several awards for its architecture and ingenious design.
You can also wander through the renowned Preservation Centre. Opened in 1997, this architectural gem features vaults to protect historical documents from all types of dangers and laboratories, and is where our professionals digitize documents and carry out restoration treatments.
Featured activities
A variety of activities will be offered in collaboration with professionals who work with the Library and Archives Canada collection.
- Exhibits: Marvel at unusual objects from our collection and ask our team of experts your questions.
- Kiosks and laboratories: Learn more about Canada’s documentary heritage, and the work of our archivists and reference and genealogy specialists. Discover our various laboratories that feature photos, videos, maps and manuscripts, books and digital files. Watch our robot retrieve an order of archival documents—a state-of-the-art experience!
- A look back at the construction of the Preservation Storage Facility: Chat with professionals from Library and Archives Canada and representatives of the consortium behind the construction of this one-of-a-kind building.
- Indigenous cultures and languages: Learn how Library and Archives Canada is helping Indigenous communities preserve and make accessible the cultural and linguistic heritage of First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation.
- Activities for children: Children can have fun colouring drawings from our collection, as well as the windows of the Preservation Centre. It’s a great way to capture little ones’ imaginations!
Event details
- Date
- Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25, 2024
- Time
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Event admission
- Free admission; no registration required
- Event location
- Library and Archives Canada Preservation Campus
- Event address
- 625 Du Carrefour Boulevard, Gatineau, Quebec
(intersection of Montée Paiement)
Transportation and parking
The Société de transport de Outaouais’ Station de la Cité (Rapibus) is just a few steps from the Preservation Campus and has several parking spaces.
For details: Transportation and parking in the La Cité area (French only)
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