Rare Books & Arts

Visual architects

Visual architects

July 26, 2011

Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

This Wednesday 27th July at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the documentary Manufactured landscapes, which follows… Read More ›

“The play’s the thing”, so why not make your own Shakespeare Festival?

“The play’s the thing”, so why not make your own Shakespeare Festival?

July 23, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good — in spite of all the people who say he is very good. Robert Graves in The Observer… Read More ›

International Zine Library Day!

International Zine Library Day!

July 20, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

Barely two weeks ago, I had the privilege to attend the third Zine Librarians (un)Conference in the USA, this year held at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. This event was a… Read More ›

New listening-post music in Arts

New listening-post music in Arts

July 20, 2011

Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

New stage musicals are recent additions to the Listening Post menus in Arts.  These include – Women on the verge of a Nervous Breakdown, based on the film by Pedro… Read More ›

The Merry Widow: ballet screening.

The Merry Widow: ballet screening.

July 19, 2011

Dance, Rare Books & Arts:

The Merry Widow : a ballet in three acts is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday July 20 in Arts.… Read More ›

A few icons, some with their clothes on….and Percy in the rigging!

A few icons, some with their clothes on….and Percy in the rigging!

July 15, 2011

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

A few cultural icons to liven up the shelves! Sean Connery: the measure of a man by Christopher Bray Poised uneasily somewhere between gushing fan tribute and serious career critique,… Read More ›

Footy Sound Beam

Footy Sound Beam

July 14, 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. With the footy… Read More ›

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 ›