Footy Sound Beam
Sound Beam is a regular program highlighting recorded music from the Arts audio-visual collection. It is accessible through headphones at selected workstations in the Arts Reading Room. With the footy… Read More ›
Involuntary moving pictures
Comic books, Rare Books & Arts:
This Wednesday 13th July at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the recent anime film, Ocean waves.… Read More ›
Don Grant (1932 – 2011) – gentleman and genealogist
Family matters, Uncategorized:
Don’s contribution to the Victorian and Australian genealogy world is considerable and has been well documented – co-founder of the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies (A.I.G.S), long time member of the judging… Read More ›
Godzilla, he’s just a boy who can’t say Noh!
The secrets of Noh masks by Michishige Udaka ; photography by Shuichi Yamagata This exquisite book by Noh actor and mask-maker, Michishige Udaka, contains photographs by Shuichi Yamagata of 32 beautiful… Read More ›
Thais: opera screening
Thais : an opera in three acts, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday July 6 in Arts. With music… Read More ›
The rainbow screen
This third post marking the publication of the latest issue of the La Trobe Journal, Queen City of the South: Gay and Lesbian Melbourne, centres on gay studies in film… Read More ›
Banksy and the uncommissioning of art
Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
This Wednesday 29th June at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the oscar nominated multi-layered documentary, Exit… Read More ›
Family History Feast 2011 booked out!
Family history events, Family matters:
Yes Family History Feast 2011 is booked out! On Monday 1 August the State Library of Victoria will again host the annual Family History Feast during National Family History Week. It is… Read More ›
Masterpieces come in all shapes and sizes
New books, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
What makes a masterpiece? Not just a good question, but a great book title! What makes a masterpiece? : artists, writers and curators on the world’s greatest works of art edited by Christopher… Read More ›
Kim Scott wins 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award
The State Library of Victoria congratulates West Australian author Kim Scott for winning the 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his book That Deadman Dance.
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.
