Reception This Way - motels - a sentimental journey with Tim Ross

Albury LibraryMuseum
Tue 13 May '25 – Sun 01 Jun '25 (DAILY event)

Overview

Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel, from family holidays and long road trips to continental breakfasts and mid-century mod cons. In a land where the car has provided the ultimate freedom to hit the road and explore, it is no surprise that Australians wholeheartedly embraced the American concept of the motel. When motels began springing up in the 1950s, they represented a new, stylish and sophisticated…

Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel, from family holidays and long road trips to continental breakfasts and mid-century mod cons.

In a land where the car has provided the ultimate freedom to hit the road and explore, it is no surprise that Australians wholeheartedly embraced the American concept of the motel. When motels began springing up in the 1950s, they represented a new, stylish and sophisticated way to travel.

Embark on a sentimental journey, rediscovering the quintessential Australian experience of staying in a motel in this new exhibition, Reception this way: motels – a sentimental journey with Tim Ross.

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Albury LibraryMuseum

Kiewa St & Swift St Albury NSW 2640 Australia

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