Fred Williams, visions and horizons
I can almost remember the exact moment when the landscapes of Fred Williams suddenly made perfect sense to me, having viewed them on countless occasions in the National Gallery of… Read More ›
Sue Roberts begins role as CEO and State Librarian
About us, Announcements, News:
Sue Roberts, the State Library of Victoria’s new Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian has taken up her position this week.
Anzac Day opening
Library services, News, Opening hours, Uncategorized:
The Library will be open from 10am to 6pm on Wednesday 25 April during the Anzac Day public holiday. However, requests for items from storage for Anzac Day will be affected.
Adelaide and ancestry, 28 to 31 March 2012
Family history events, Family matters:
From 28 to 31 March I was fortunate to be able to join almost 400 keen genealogists and staff working in the field at the 13th Australasian Congress on Genealogy… Read More ›
Pictures on the wall, on the page and on the street
Comic books, New books, Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
This week on the new books shelf, pictures in all forms telling all kinds of stories: Tapestry in the Baroque : new aspects of production and patronage edited by Thomas… Read More ›
La Stupenda, Shakespeare & a carpet of stars
There are many new arrivals on the DVD shelf in Arts that include the following. These & other audiovisual material can be requested through the Library’s online catalogue, for playing on audiovisual… Read More ›
Shake Your Family Tree day
Family history events, Family matters:
On Saturday 31st March 2012, Grant Hamston and I represented the State Library of Victoria at the 5th annual Shake Your Family Tree day, a family history event presented by… Read More ›
Having been listening to Jeff Buckley in the car….
Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
I was listening to Jeff Buckley in the car the other day and was struck (as I always am when I hear him) by the extraordinary beauty of his singing,… Read More ›
Collectors, collections and collecting
Many of us have experienced the joy of collecting particular objects; whether it is teapots, paintings, football cards or first editions. When the fascination blossoms into a sizeable collection, we… Read More ›
Opera Screening: Turandot
Turandot : an opera in three acts is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday 28 March in Arts. This is Graeme Murphy’s… Read More ›
Such was life
On the case: Detective Piggott and the development of forensics
The early 1900s was an exciting time to be a detective. Innovations in science and technology, combined with the popularity of detective stories shifted crime fighting away from the seedy world of informers, which had influenced the early years of policing, towards the detection of crime using scientific methods and forensic evidence. Find out about how one Victorian detective contributed to the development of police forensics.
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.
