Congratulations Shaun Tan!
Announcements, Exhibitions, News:
Melbourne based illustrator and filmmaker Shaun Tan has won an Academy Award® for best animated short film with The Lost Thing.
Furious love, and a bit of Gunk Punk in Arts
Furious love : Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the marriage of the century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger I’m sorry, but some titles are just irresistible, and when… Read More ›
Ned Kelly’s armour travels to the National Museum
Announcements, Collection, Exhibitions, News:
Ned Kelly’s armour, one of Australia’s most iconic objects, is leaving its home at the State Library of Victoria today bound for Canberra where it will be displayed in the National Museum of Australia’s exhibition ‘Not Just Ned: A true history of the Irish in Australia’.
All the world’s a stage, and screen!
New books, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:
Am I giving away my age if I say that I grew up watching the marvellous Margaret Rutherford on TV in those wonderful Miss Marple movies, not to mention other… Read More ›
What every genealogist should know: making the most of indexes
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Family historians love an index, especially if it is online. While there is no doubt that indexes are essential tools for doing genealogy, I would like to share with you… Read More ›
New books: industrious Victorians, artistic Italians and books best judged by their covers
I have always (unfashionably) had a bit of a soft spot for art of the Victorian era, generally dismissed as kitsch, garish, old-fashioned, etc., etc., etc.; I know all of… Read More ›
Premier announces Library Corporate Membership Program
The Honourable Ted Baillieu, MP, Premier of Victoria launched the State Library of Victoria Foundation’s Corporate Membership Program today.
Shake your family tree in 2011: you might be surprised what you find!
Family history events, Family matters:
You’ve thought about it over the Christmas/New Year break. Perhaps you have a family reunion coming up or you’ve been watching Who Do You Think You Are? Now is a… Read More ›
When the Ballets Russes came to town
The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is currently showing off its vast and extraordinary collection of Ballets Russes costumes; you have to hurry though, it closes in March. While… Read More ›
Anne-Marie Schwirtlich appointed Director-General of National Library of Australia
About us, Announcements, News:
Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian, has stepped down as head of the State Library of Victoria at the end of her current contract. The Federal Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean, has today announced that she will assume the prestigious role of Director-General of the National Library of Australia.
Such was life
A passion for adventure: Agatha Christie in Victoria
In 1922 Agatha Christie accompanied her husband on an around the world tour to promote the British Empire Exhibition in 1924. On her travels, she spent 10 days in Victoria- find out what she thought…
Arts
Victoria’s State Artist: Harold Freedman
Cavalacde of Transport, The Story of Fire and The history of Australian thoroughbred racing are some of Melbourne’s largest and most seen artworks. These were from the hands of Harold Freedman, locally born and bred, whose exploration of monumental art came later in his life.
