NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA CAFE

THE RESHAPING OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA CAFE CONSOLIDATES THE EXISTING RESTAURANT AND CAFETERIA INTO ONE CAFE-STYLE DINING EXPERIENCE.

By providing a new and distinct dining facility the NMA have created a more appropriate dining experience, to a broader base of customers than is currently provided. The original design of the NMA was based on ideas of various people’s history, weaving together to create rich stories. History as a puzzle that has various meanings and pieces that may or may not fit comfortably alongside other histories.

The new cafe is located within the current axis restaurant and Cuiseum cafe and will extend south-west to capture views of Lake Burley Griffin. With the new cafe, the Boolean string continues out of the Main Hall as an imaginary line, returning to the site with a sweeping gesture over Lake Burley Griffin, reconnecting the Main Hall at its south-west corner, enmeshing the cafe with its lake side surrounds.