Arts on Film: Triple Bill
A Triple Bill featuring The Orchestra, ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev and Australian ceramic artist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday… Read More ›
Les Misérables, Ned Kelly and Victorian Media Hall of Fame make news at the State Library of Victoria
About us, Announcements, Exhibitions, News:
Last Friday at the State Library, the Melbourne Press Club announced their 2013 Victorian Media Hall of Fame inductees and that the Melbourne Press Club and State Library are working… Read More ›
Keening Kellys
People & professions, Such was life:
The State Library has been given an extraordinary letter that gives an eyewitness account of the aftermath of the 1880 Glenrowan siege, where bushranger Ned Kelly was captured by police.… Read More ›
Eyewitness letter to Ned Kelly’s capture donated to State Library after 133 years
Announcements, Collection, Exhibitions, News:
After 133 years, a letter containing an eyewitness account of the dramatic capture of Ned Kelly during the 1880 siege at Glenrowan has been donated to the State Library of… Read More ›
Claude-Michel Schönberg visits the Library
Musicals, Rare Books & Arts, Theatre:
On Tuesday 15 October, 2013, the State Library held an exclusive event featuring multi-award winning composer, Claude-Michel Schönberg, speaking to Julia Zemiro. As a Golden Globe winner, Oscar nominee and… Read More ›
New Research Guide on the Victorian Sheriffs Office Warrants
Family matters, Uncategorized:
Our guest bloggers, Lucy Shedden and Shona Dewar from the Australian Manuscripts collection at the Library introduce us to a new online research guide on the Victorian Sheriffs Office warrants… Read More ›
Posters of the National Safety Council of Australia
Arts & literature, Such was life:
The National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA) is a non-government, not-for-profit, membership based occupational health and safety service provider. It offers training, consulting, auditing and risk management solutions.
The Fleet sails into the Arts Library
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is hosting an International Fleet Review in October to mark the centenary of the Australian fleet’s first visit to Sydney Harbour on 4 October, 1913.… Read More ›
Arts on Film: La Traviata
La Traviata : an opera in three acts is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday October 2. Based on the play La… Read More ›
Are you a fan too?
Without the crowd, it would be just another game of footy.
Such was life
Feasts of Christmas past
What are your favourite festive food memories? Have you ever enjoyed Christmas Day lunch on the beach, up a mountain or aboard a ship? Do you remember pineapple glazed ham? Would you like the 100-year-old recipe for walnut stuffing? The State Library’s historic menus, cookbooks, photos and magazines trace Christmas foods from early colonial tables to the festive flavours celebrated by our diverse migrant communities. Dive in and rediscover your favourite Christmas dishes — or find inspiration for this year’s feast.
Arts
Portraits of Melbourne artists in their studios
John Hinds, an artist, photographer and active ROAR member from 1986 to 1992 spent time capturing artists he personally knew and the spaces that they used to create their works. His photographs captured a unique and often unseen time and place, creating an invaluable insight into the art scene in Melbourne.
