Albany Co-operative Store Museum
Two storey building of stone, constructed in 1870 by the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Navigation Company as a Cooperative Society Store for their goods, employees and families. From circa 1885 the building had a variety of uses - as a printery, soft drink factory, lodging house, apartments, and railway employees barracks (1973-1991). Extra rooms and a verandah were added circa 1935. It is currently leased to Albany Historical Society and used as a storage museum for the artefacts, visual art and photography not on display. Accessioning, conservation of artefacts, administration and preparation for displays are done here.
Address:
Registered Office Albany Historical Society, 44 Frederick Street, Albany, WA
Tel:
0898415403
Hours:
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm.
Website:
Email:
Admission:
Donation
Facilities:
Guided tours by appointment
Collection:
Accessioned photographs number 8,000. Accessioned artworks number 500. There are some 7,000 artifacts of all types.
Subject:
- Historic Site
- Historical Society
- Art
- Photographs
- Furniture
- Glass
- Illuminated Manuscripts
- Jewellery
- Painting
- Textiles, Spinning and Weaving
- Archives
- Armed Forces
- Business
- Childhood
- Numismatics, Coins and Currency
- Domestic Items
- EducationAndSchools
- Emergency Services
- Historic Buildings
- Historic People
- Law
- Local Government
- Local History
- Maritime and Naval History
- Medals and Badges
- Militaria
- Prisons or Convicts
- Social History
- Weapons Arms and Armor
- Agriculture
- Clocks
- Clothing, Fashion, Costume
- Communications
- Horse Drawn Transport
- Lighting
- Marine Technology
- Mass Media
- Medicine and Health
- Photography
- Railways or Tramways
- Ships and Shipping
- Tools
- Aboriginal Art
- Pacific Cultures
- Invertebrates
- Mineralogy
- Plants
- Dolls
- Film Sound and Video
- Toys and Games