It’s always a pleasure…
I particularly love the work of northern European artists of the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. Rogier van der Weyden 1400-1464: Master of Passion Zwolle : Waanders Uitgeverij ; Leuven :… Read More ›
Rare Books & Arts
Beats, Punks and Portobello Road
Beat memories : the photographs of Allen Ginsberg DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2010 I just happen to have been reading some of Allen Ginsberg’s poems recently (as one does!), so finding this… Read More ›
Coppelia: free ballet screening.
Coppelia : a ballet in three acts, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday May 11 in Arts. This ballet classic… Read More ›
Tutankhamun and 7000 years of Egyptian art
You’ve probably already noticed that Melbourne is currently in the grip of Tutankhamun fever, with the blockbuster exhibition on show at the Melbourne Museum. You can explore the extraordinary history… Read More ›
Auto fixation
Film, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
This Wednesday 4th April at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the documentary Love the beast, in… Read More ›
Behold His mighty hand!
Confession time! I simply can’t resist watching Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments whenever it appears on television in all of its Technicolor, larger-than-life glory, which it did yet again… Read More ›
Jacqueline du Pre: Double Bill Screening.
Two documentaries about renowned British cellist, Jacqueline du Pre, will feature in the next Music & Dance on Film series program, to be screened this Wednesday April 27 in Arts.… Read More ›
A mixed bag in Arts
A diverse range of new books hitting the shelves in Arts this week. Alex Katz : an American way of seeing: editors Riitta Valorinta, Guy Tosatto & Guido de Werdo Katz’s… Read More ›
Musical discoveries in Arts
Don’t you love it when you discover a new composer, artist, writer, etc., etc., who just blows your socks off? It’s been happening to me a bit lately, but perhaps my… Read More ›
Found things
This Wednesday 20th April at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing two animated films, both perfect for… Read More ›
