Media advisory - The Preservation Centre in Gatineau opens its doors - Private guided tour for media on June 7

GATINEAU, QC, June 5, 2017 /CNW/ - The Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre, the crown jewel of documentary preservation in Canada, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017. To mark this milestone, the media are invited on an exclusive tour of this modern Parthenon, located in the heart of the archives district in Gatineau.

Space is limited, so reserve your place now. The tour will last approximately one hour.

We look forward to seeing you.

DATE:
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

TIME:
1:30 p.m.

PLACE:
Preservation Centre
Main entrance
625 Du Carrefour Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec

Note that the Preservation Centre's doors will be open to the general public on June 9 and 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the first time that the Centre will be open to the public since 2002, when the building celebrated its fifth anniversary.

SOURCE Library and Archives Canada

Richard Provencher, Media Relations, Library and Archives Canada, 819-994-4589, [email protected]

Related Links

http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca