Rare Books & Arts

New Music on Listening Posts in Arts.

New Music on Listening Posts in Arts.

September 29, 2010

Dance, Film, Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

The Arts Reading Room has eight listening posts where you can listen to CDs from the audiovisual collection.   Playlists on some of the listening posts have recently been updated.  New… Read More ›

Mary Stuart: free opera screening.

Mary Stuart: free opera screening.

September 28, 2010

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Mary Stuart : an opera in three acts, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened in Arts this Wednesday September 19. Based on… Read More ›

New books in Arts

New books in Arts

September 23, 2010

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

Wagner and cinema  edited by Jeongwon Joe and Sander L. Gilman John Dahl and neo-noir : examining auteurism and genre by Paul Monaco   Withnail and us : cult films and… Read More ›

Steampunk for the entire family

Steampunk for the entire family

September 22, 2010

Film, Rare Books & Arts:

As a part of the Outside-in Cinema screenings in Experimedia here at the Library, on Wednesday 22nd June at 6pm you can catch the classic animated film by Hayao Miyazaki,… Read More ›

The shelves are singing in Arts

The shelves are singing in Arts

September 17, 2010

Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

Browsing the music scores The Agnes Robertson Music Scores Room in the Arts Library is a treasure trove of printed music, from complete editions of major composers such as Bach, Mozart,… Read More ›

Speaking of the Baroque

Speaking of the Baroque

September 15, 2010

Rare Books & Arts:

If you’ve been watching  Waldemar Januszczak’s three-part series on the Baroque, on ABC1, you’ll no doubt be disappointed there are no more opulent episodes of OTT arty eye candy to… Read More ›

Peter Sculthorpe Double Bill: free screening.

Peter Sculthorpe Double Bill: free screening.

September 15, 2010

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Two documentaries on the acclaimed Australian composer, Peter Sculthorpe, will feature in the next Music and Dance on Film series program to be held this Wednesday September 15 in Arts.   … Read More ›

Living in Vogue

Living in Vogue

September 7, 2010

Rare Books & Arts:

As a part of the Outside-in Cinema screenings in Experimedia here at the Library, on Wednesday 25 August at 6:30pm you can catch the recent documentary The September issue. The… Read More ›

New books in Arts

New books in Arts

September 3, 2010

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

Cezanne’s other: the portraits of Hortense :by Susan Sidlauskas    Portraits of the Renaissance : by Nathalie Mandel    Constable’s clouds: paintings and cloud studies by john Constable : edited… Read More ›

Sound Beam featuring Mozart and Muse

Sound Beam featuring Mozart and Muse

September 1, 2010

Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

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