Rare Books & Arts

Beethoven, music and film

Beethoven, music and film

May 10, 2013

Film, Music, Rare Books & Arts:

 A recent trip to the cinema has inspired guest blogger Jane Miller to explore a little further: Have you seen the recent film Performance featuring Christopher Walken and Philip Seymour… Read More ›

Nameless tunes – Searching for Sugar Man at Outside-in cinema

Nameless tunes – Searching for Sugar Man at Outside-in cinema

May 8, 2013

Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

This week’s Outside-in cinema screening is of the 2013 Academy Award winning documentary, Searching for Sugar Man. The film follows the film-makers as they try and find out what came… Read More ›

World Music and American Song now available online

World Music and American Song now available online

May 1, 2013

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

This modern, digital world of ours can be a wonderful place, and that’s no more evident than in resources such as these where you can click yourself through to an… Read More ›

Arts on Film : Shakespeare screening.

Arts on Film : Shakespeare screening.

April 30, 2013

Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts, Theatre:

As you like it : a comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday May 1 in… Read More ›

ANZAC Day: art and rememberance

ANZAC Day: art and rememberance

April 22, 2013

Rare Books & Arts:

 Australian War Memorial : treasures from a century of collecting by Nola Anderson This beautiful book is a guided tour through the history of the Australian War Memorial and features… Read More ›

Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones; there be legends here!

Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones; there be legends here!

April 17, 2013

Rare Books & Arts:

A couple of film and theatre giants are in town at the moment appearing in Alfred Uhry’s play, Driving Miss Daisy: Balancing act : the authorized biography of Angela Lansbury… Read More ›

Arts on Film: Ballet Screening

Arts on Film: Ballet Screening

April 16, 2013

Dance, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:

Stravinsky and the Ballet Russe is the next spectacular program in the Arts on Film series for 2013, to be screened this Wednesday April 17 in Arts. Celebrating the 1909 Paris… Read More ›

Listening post sounds: Rocky, Bee Gees, Blondes & more.

Listening post sounds: Rocky, Bee Gees, Blondes & more.

April 10, 2013

Music, Musicals, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts, Television:

Some recent CD arrivals feature on the Listening Posts in Arts.  They include latest releases in musical theatre, popular and rock music. The online catalogue indicates which Listening Post the… Read More ›

Victoria, and the world, through the camera lens

Victoria, and the world, through the camera lens

April 3, 2013

Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

Jane Miller has been inspired by the Library’s wonderful collection of photography books and journals, as well as original photographs held in our Picture Collection The Melbourne Camera Club :… Read More ›

Arts on Film: opera favourites.

Arts on Film: opera favourites.

April 2, 2013

Rare Books & Arts:

A program of opera favourites is the first in the Arts on Film series for 2013, to be screened this Wednesday April 3 in Arts. With selected highlights from the world’s… Read More ›