The Cultural Education Center is on the south side of the
Empire State Plaza in
Albany,
New York
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. Located on Madison Avenue, it faces northward towards the
New York State Capitol
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building. Construction of the building, which was designed in the
Brutalist
Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by Minimalism (art), minimalist constructions th ...
style, was completed in 1978.
The eleven story, 1.5 million square foot (135,000 m³) building houses the main offices of the New York State Office of Cultural Education (part of the
New York State Education Department
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is the department of the New York state government responsible for the supervision for all public schools in New York and all standardized testing, as well as the production and administration o ...
), which include the
New York State Museum
The New York State Museum is a research-backed institution in Albany, New York, United States. It is located on Madison Avenue, attached to the south side of the Empire State Plaza, facing onto the plaza and towards the New York State Capitol. ...
(floors 1-4), the
New York State Archives
The New York State Archives is a unit of the Office of Cultural Education within the New York State Education Department, with its main facility located in the Cultural Education Center on Madison Avenue in Albany, New York, United States. The Ne ...
(floor 9), and the
New York State Library
The New York State Library is a research library in Albany, New York, United States. It was established in 1818 to serve the state government of New York and is part of the New York State Education Department. The library is one of the largest ...
(floors 5-8 and 11).
File:CulturalEducationCenter1.JPG, Another view of the Cultural Education Center
File:New York State Museum, Albany.jpg, Details of New York State Museum, Albany.
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Government buildings completed in 1978
Buildings and structures in Albany, New York
Empire State Plaza
Tourist attractions in Albany, New York
New York State Education Department
Brutalist architecture in New York (state)
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