Climate Scarf with temperature tracking colouration, Knitting Nannas for Renewables, 2022, Albury LibraryMuseum, Albury NSW, Australia.
The ‘Knitting Nannas’ knit in public, and they knit for a purpose – to promote awareness and action around renewable energy. A regular feature around town in Albury, the ‘Nannas’ are prolific producers of climate change scarves which they describe as an alarmingly graphic representation of scientific data.
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Albury LibraryMuseum is located in Albury, on Wiradjuri Country, in the Murray Region of New South Wales.
Housed in an award-winning building designed by renowned architects Ashton Raggot McDougall, the combined library and museum complex features exhibitions, alongside reading and research services.
Along with a busy program of travelling exhibitions and public programs, the institution maintains its own permanent exhibition Crossing Place, which traces the story of Albury and the Wiradjuri Nation, with a key focus on the Murray River.
Cnr Kiewa and Swift Streets, Albury NSW 2640
www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/leisure/museum-and-libraries/locations/librarymuseum
Renae Mason for Albury LibraryMuseum, ‘Purl One For Climate: Albury’s ‘Knitting Nannas for Renewables’’, story date: 17 January 2023, https://storyplace.org.au/story/purl-one-for-climate/, accessed on: 19 November 2024
Digital image courtesy of Albury LibraryMuseum, 2022
Digital image courtesy of Albury LibraryMuseum, 2022
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