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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
New books, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:
Our wonderful collection of photography books welcomes a few new titles, and the book on prints was just too charming to leave out! Photography and play by Erin C. Garcia… Read More ›
Children’s Research Librarian Juliet O’Conor has sent through this fascinating piece about the many curious lives of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland: A selection of illustrated versions of Lewis… Read More ›
Mixing up the new books a bit this week: The Hollywood film musical by Barry Keith Grant A bit like the symphony in classical music, every so often the cry… Read More ›
Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
Paul Dee from our Australian History and Literature collection has been getting to grips with the pleasures and charms of Michael Leunig’s unique take on life: ‘Yes but what does… Read More ›
If you are even slightly interested in classical music you will have found it hard to avoid some of the major musical anniversaries happening this year. Richard Wagner and Giuseppe… Read More ›
Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
Librarian-hipster Jane Miller has been exploring the wonders of Victoria’s incredible popular music scene in the sixties and seventies, and kindly sent through this groovy post for likeminded coolcats: Your… Read More ›
