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        The Dennis Wolanski Library of the Performing Arts

Information on a library that no longer exists

and on

the information it once held. 

The Sydney Opera House Trust established the Dennis Wolanski Library of the Performing Arts library in 1973.

The library’s role was to facilitate management, production and appreciation of the performing arts through the provision of library and archival services to Sydney Opera House management and staff, the entertainment industry, students and other users. 

To supplement funding by the Trust, the library was supported by sponsorship funds of $575,000, provided by the Wolanski family and other sponsors, and by revenue from services, products and projects. The Library generated over $600,000 in gross revenue between 1988 and 1997.

Library staff played significant roles in the development of corporate information systems, records management programs, multimedia projects and art collection management at the Sydney Opera House. A major initiative was the development of concepts and plans for the high-tech performing arts museum TheatreWorks, leading to significant changes in the scope and direction of the library.  

In 1996 the Trust closed the library and transferred its collections to other organisations in New South Wales and interstate.

In 2011 the Wolanski Foundation renewed its relationship with the Sydney Opera House Trust by providing funds to support a number of activities relating to the history of the House.  

Articles relating to archiving the Sydney Opera House, the history of the library and a reflection on the causes and consequences of its dispersal, will be published on the site in the near future.

 

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