A Melbourne icon turns 100 today
About us, Announcements, Exhibitions, News:
The iconic domed reading of the State Library of Victoria, first opened to the public in 1913, turns 100 today.
Baroque and beyond: streaming now!
Film, Music, Rare Books & Arts:
More wonders from our online Naxos video and music libraries John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal: J.S.Bach, “Christen, atzet diesen Tag”, BWV 63 Arthaus/Naxos It’s almost hard to imagine a time… Read More ›
Arts on Film: Nutcracker
Graeme Murphy’s production of Nutcracker : the story of Clara is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be held this Wednesday November 13 in Arts. Adapted from… Read More ›
National Adoption Awareness Week
Family history events, Family matters:
This week is National Adoption Awareness Week, so what better opportunity to blog about adoption records for family historians.
Sketchbooks of Victoria
Arts & literature, Such was life:
Charles Edward Bruges Hammond was born in London in 1870. He left home at fifteen, sailing to New Zealand and Australia. For some years he moved between England and Australia… Read More ›
New Books, with a bit of Monkee business…..
Music, New books, Painting, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
Monkee business : the revolutionary made-for-TV band by Eric Lefcowitz Given that they were throroughly dismissed by just about everybody in the “serious”rock music business of the day, The… Read More ›
Temporary relocation of Newspapers Reading Room 2 November 2013 to 31 January 2014
Newspaper resources will be relocated to the Genealogy Centre during the weekend of 2-3 November in preparation for essential building works in the Newspapers Reading Room. The Newspapers… Read More ›
RIP Lou Reed
Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
Being a musician with little to no rights to such a title, I owe a great debt of gratitude to the recently departed Lou Reed. At the same time as… Read More ›
New listening: Wagner, Banjos, Pirates & Marvelous Wonderettes!
Some recent CD arrivals feature on the Listening Posts in Arts. They include new releases in opera & classical, country & folk, jazz, and musical theatre. The online catalogue indicates which Listening… Read More ›
Arts on Film: Metropolitan Opera Gala, Part 2
Part Two of The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this coming Wednesday 30th October in Arts. Deutsche Grammophon,… Read More ›
Such was life
Online Collection Spotlight: Bloomsbury Historic Dress in Detail
Watch the wonders of fashion unfold with this informative and visually stunning peak into the history of clothing. This video database, with companion articles, explores historical contexts, materials, and construction methods, enabling you to see how different garments were worn, and the function that each item served.
Arts
Online Collection Spotlight: American Music
From Willie Nelson to Dinah Washington, Muddy Waters to Flaco Jimenez, you can enjoy a journey across the diverse musical roots of America with the Music Online: American Music database. Hosting an astonishing array of talent the collection consists of almost 7000 albums and 120,000 songs.
