In 2010 there were 4 tours. The tours were held on Tuesday 19 October, starting at 1 pm and finishing in time for the Forum’s Welcome Reception. The tours included a stop for afternoon tea.
Note: Numbers were limited for each tour and were assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Tour 1: Parliamentary Library, High Court of Australia, National Library of Australia, Map
- 1:00 pm
- Started at the front of Parliament House.
- 1:00 – 2:00 pm
- Parliamentary Library
- 2:30 – 3:15 pm
- High Court of Australia Library
- Parkes Place
- 3:30 pm
- Afternoon Tea
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm
- National Library of Australia
- Parkes Place
Parliament House
Tour 2: Lu Rees Archive, War Memorial Library, Map
- 1:00 pm
- Started at the main entrance foyer of the National Library of Australia.
- 1:45 – 2:30 pm
- Lu Rees Archive – University of Canberra Library
- Kirini Street, Bruce
- 3:00 – 3:30 pm
- Afternoon Tea
- The Terrace Cafe, Australian War Memorial
- 3:30 – 4:15 pm
- Australian War Memorial Research Centre
- Treloar Crescent, Campbell
Tour 3: Australian National Botanic Gardens Library, CSIRO Library, AIATSIS Library, Map
- 1:00 pm
- Started at the Visitors Centre of the Australian National Botanic Gardens Library.
- 1:00 – 1:45 pm
- Australian National Botanic Gardens Library
- Botany Building, ANBG, Clunies Ross Street, Acton
- 2:00 – 2:45 pm
- CSIRO Library
- CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton
- 3:00 pm
- Bus – Daley Road
- 3:15 pm
- Afternoon Tea
- National Museum of Australia Cafe
- 3:45 – 4:30 pm
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Library
- Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula
- 5:03 pm
- Bus from NMA to National Library via Civic
Tour 4: National Library of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Australian Prime Ministers Centre Library, Map
- 1:00 pm
- Started at the main entrance foyer of the National Library of Australia.
- 1:15 – 2:00 pm
- National Library of Australia
- Parkes Place
- 2:20 – 3:15 pm
- National Gallery of Australia
- Parkes Place
- 3:30 pm
- Afternoon Tea
- National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place
- 4:00 – 4:45 pm
- Australian Prime Ministers Centre Library
- Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House
