Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet Screening
Romeo & Juliet : a play in five acts by William Shakespeare is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday 23 May in… Read More ›
Jumping into the Naxos music stream
I just LOVE the Naxos Music Library (one million tracks and counting!), and it’s always worthwhile checking in to see what’s been added recently. Available to one and all via… Read More ›
John Wylie named 23rd President of the Library Board of Victoria
About us, Announcements, News:
John Wylie AM will become the next President of the Library Board of Victoria.
Nation’s history contained in insurance archive
Australia’s earliest surviving life insurance policy and the insurance claim for the destruction of the Glenrowan Inn by the Victorian Police are some of the historical riches to be found in the Suncorp Insurance Archive, donated to the State Library of Victoria today.
The pleasures of browsing…..I live for the theatre!
Musicals, New books, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts, Theatre:
We used to call them “open access” collections, but they have been transformed into the far more appealing “browsing shelves”; a pleasant notion which carries with it the possibility of… Read More ›
New books: musicals, comics and The Queen (and a spot of nudity…..)
Something’s coming, something good: West Side story and the American imagination by Misha Berson Arguably the greatest musical of them all, West Side Story has achieved almost mythic status in… Read More ›
Sounds of Istanbul
The 2012 Outside-in cinema season is upon us, kicking things off with the 2005 German documentary Crossing the bridge, directed by controversial director Faith Akin and narrated by Einstürzende Neubauten… Read More ›
Broadway double bill screening
A double bill tribute to the Broadway musical, is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday May 9 in Arts. Broadway’s Leading Ladies… Read More ›
Occupations
Family matters, Uncategorized:
You may have had the good fortune to discover what your ancestors did for a living, by searching through electoral rolls, census records etc. If you’d like to find out… Read More ›
Love and Devotion: Iran through a modern lens
If you’ve seen our beautiful exhibition Love and Devotion: from Persia and beyond, you might like to explore some other aspects of Iranian culture available on the browsing shelves in… Read More ›
Such was life
Strange lights in the sky: The Westall UFO event, 1966
On 6 April 1966, in a quiet suburb south east of Melbourne, reports emerged of something strange in the sky…
Arts
Nineteenth century Victorians
The Etkins collection consists of wonderful portraits of people and places throughout 19th century Victoria.
