Rare Books & Arts

Involuntary moving pictures

Involuntary moving pictures

July 13, 2011

Comic books, Rare Books & Arts:

This Wednesday 13th July at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the recent anime film, Ocean waves.… Read More ›

Godzilla, he’s just a boy who can’t say Noh!

Godzilla, he’s just a boy who can’t say Noh!

July 6, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

 The secrets of Noh masks by Michishige Udaka ; photography by Shuichi Yamagata This exquisite book by Noh actor and mask-maker, Michishige Udaka, contains photographs by Shuichi Yamagata of 32 beautiful… Read More ›

Thais: opera screening

Thais: opera screening

July 5, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

Thais : an opera in three acts, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday July 6 in Arts. With music… Read More ›

The rainbow screen

The rainbow screen

June 30, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

This third post marking the publication of the latest issue of the La Trobe Journal, Queen City of the South: Gay and Lesbian Melbourne, centres on gay studies in film… Read More ›

Banksy and the uncommissioning of art

Banksy and the uncommissioning of art

June 28, 2011

Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

This Wednesday 29th June at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the oscar nominated multi-layered documentary, Exit… Read More ›

Masterpieces come in all shapes and sizes

Masterpieces come in all shapes and sizes

June 23, 2011

New books, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

What makes a masterpiece? Not just a good question, but a great book title! What makes a masterpiece? : artists, writers and curators on the world’s greatest works of art edited by Christopher… Read More ›

Sound Beam Classics for Winter

Sound Beam Classics for Winter

June 22, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Sound Beam is a regular program highlighting recorded music from the Arts audio-visual collection. It is accessible through headphones at selected workstations in the Arts Reading Room. Sound Beam currently… Read More ›

La Stupenda screening

La Stupenda screening

June 21, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

La Stupenda : a portrait of Dame Joan Sutherland, is the next program in the Music & Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday June 22 in Arts. … Read More ›

Out of the closet and into the concert hall

Out of the closet and into the concert hall

June 16, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

We turn our attention to music as we continue to mark the publication of the latest issue of  The LaTrobe Journal, Queen City of the South: Gay and Lesbian Melbourne.… Read More ›

Filming a blaze

Filming a blaze

June 14, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

This Wednesday 15th June at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the acclaimed war documentary entitled Restrepo.… Read More ›