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Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (plaque)

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The Wellington Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute opened its hall here in 1850. In May 1842 it had held the first New Zealand secular adult education class.

Medium and sizeBrass plaque AddressPlimmer's Lane, Lambton QuayLocationWellington CentralMap ^[1]

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TitleAthenaeum and Mechanics InstituteAuthor/ContributorMaribeth Coleman CollectionPublic Art and Publicly Accessible Art in WellingtonHolding InstitutionWellington City LibrariesReference50012-032Acknowledgement

Wellington City Libraries wishes to thank Maribeth S. Coleman for the donation of ‘Public Art and Publically Accessible Art’.

Maribeth Coleman’s photographs and index remain under Copyright but are shared here on a Creative Commons basis. For further information see the Collection Guideline.

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