New online catalogue
About us, Announcements, Collection, Library services, News:
The Library’s new online catalogue launched in November last year, and we are keen to hear your feedback. As well as a shiny new look, the revamped catalogue boasts a… Read More ›
Happy Australia Day 2012!
Thursday 26 January – a good day to catch up on your family history research at home as the State Library of Victoria is closed all day. Sports meeting on… Read More ›
Art from the Low Countries to the Yarra River
New books, Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
A swag of books relating to the visual arts have appeared on the new book’s shelf this week; from the sublime to the sublime! Van Eyck to Durer : the… Read More ›
A ship and its voyage
Collections, Family matters, Research guides, Research tips & tricks:
So you’ve trailed through immigration indexes and passenger lists and found your ancestor arriving into Australia. You may have discovered their age, their occupation, their nationality and possibly even details… Read More ›
Silence can be golden
Over the Christmas/new-year break I managed to catch up with at least a few of the DVDs that have been waiting for some attention next to my TV set. Included… Read More ›
Library closed for Australia Day public holiday
The Library will be closed on Thursday 26 January for the Australia Day public holiday.
Happy new year and some dates for your 2012 family history diary
Family history events, Family matters:
Christmas 2011 has come and gone and over the holidays you spent time catching up with family members. Family stories have been shared as well as questions asked about events… Read More ›
Life’s a circus on our New Books shelf!
A splendidly eclectic mix of new books to greet the new year: Circus : the Australian story by Mark St Leon Mark St Leon has been researching the circus in… Read More ›
Oh I do love to be beside the seaside…….
Photography, Rare Books & Arts:
No denying that Summer is well and truly with us. What better way to begin the year than a trip to the beach? Dupain’s beaches by Jill White Is there… Read More ›
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.
