Rare Books & Arts

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 ›

Free Screening in Arts: Swing & Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Free Screening in Arts: Swing & Rock ‘n’ Roll.

September 1, 2010

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

The next program in the Music and Dance on Film series will held be this Wednesday September 1, between 12.00 and 2.00 in Arts.  Two episodes from Tony Palmer’s award-winning documentary series… Read More ›

New and old photography in Arts

New and old photography in Arts

August 26, 2010

Rare Books & Arts:

The Sea: an anthology of maritime photography since 1843   A recent addition to our photography collection, this book compiled by Pierre Borhan contains images of the sea and those who… Read More ›

Break dancing & hip hop in the library

Break dancing & hip hop in the library

August 25, 2010

Music, 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 break dancing documentary entitled Planet… Read More ›

New books in Arts

New books in Arts

August 19, 2010

Rare Books & Arts:

Photographing fashion: British style in the sixties by Richard Lester ACC Editions, 2009 Francis Bacon: a terrible beauty Steidl, 2009 Irving Penn: small trades J.Paul Getty Museum, 2009 European masters:… Read More ›

Giselle: free ballet screening.

Giselle: free ballet screening.

August 17, 2010

Dance, Rare Books & Arts:

Giselle: a ballet in two acts, is the next screening in the Music and Dance on Film series.  This is Maina Gielgud’s acclaimed production of the classical ballet that is a… Read More ›

Listening Posts in Arts: Mary Poppins, Melba and more

Listening Posts in Arts: Mary Poppins, Melba and more

August 12, 2010

Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

The Arts Reading Room has eight listening posts where you can listen to CDs from the audiovisual collection.  They are connected to jukebox players at the Arts Enquiry Desk, each holding… Read More ›

Marxism for t-shirts

Marxism for t-shirts

August 11, 2010

Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

As a part of the Outside-in Cinema screenings in Experimedia here at the Library, on Wednesday 11 August at 6:30pm you can catch the recent documentary about the most re-produced photograph ever… Read More ›