Lest we forget : the World War 1 experience
The published collections of the State Library of Victoria contain a variety of portrayals of the war experience from the horror of war to heroic accounts. Most modern histories of World… Read More ›
A mixed bag in Arts
A diverse range of new books hitting the shelves in Arts this week. Alex Katz : an American way of seeing: editors Riitta Valorinta, Guy Tosatto & Guido de Werdo Katz’s… Read More ›
Scottish Genealogy Conference 2011
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Last weekend I attended the Third Australasian Scottish Genealogy Conference, organised by the GSV’s Scottish Ancestry Group. Arriving at the conference on Saturday morning, I was greeted to the sound… Read More ›
Musical discoveries in Arts
Don’t you love it when you discover a new composer, artist, writer, etc., etc., who just blows your socks off? It’s been happening to me a bit lately, but perhaps my… Read More ›
Found things
This Wednesday 20th April at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing two animated films, both perfect for… Read More ›
National Trust historian blogs for Heritage Week
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
National Trust researchers have found the State Library of Victoria to be an invaluable repository over the years. During Heritage Week, I am happy to share my tips on how… Read More ›
Is William Shatner some kind of genius?
The great man himself has just been in Melbourne, appearing at a local Star Trek convention as well as performing his one-man show to an audience of adoring fans. Which made… Read More ›
Scottish Genealogy Conference 16th & 17th April
Family history events, Family matters:
This weekend I’ll be attending the Third Australasian Scottish Genealogy Conference Catch the Moments. Scotland 1750 -1850: A Century of Transformation at the Hemisphere Conference Centre in Moorabbin. The conference,… Read More ›
Sound Beam for Autumn
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. Sound Beam currently… Read More ›
Carmen – opera screening
Carmen: an opera in four acts by Bizet, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday April 13 in Arts. Recorded Live… Read More ›
Such was life
Online Collection Spotlight: Trench journals and unit magazines of the First World War.
This Online Collection Spotlight examines WWI trench journals created by units from several combatant nation between 1914 and 1919. Produced in camps and battle zones, these handmade publications reveal humour, creativity, and resilience through poems, sketches, notes and stories.
Arts
Ailsa O’Connor: highlights of a life of socialist activism, feminism and art
Ailsa O’Connor (1921-1980) was a political activist, painter, sculptor, author and teacher. Throughout her art career she was a member of the Communist Party and associated with the Socialist Realist Group.
