Dr Bostjian Zeks on the Iconotheca Valvasoriana
The Minister for Slovenes Abroad, Dr Bostjan Zeks, talks about the Iconotheca Valvasoriana and its significance as a collection.
Listen up in Arts
Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:
The Arts Reading Room has eight listening posts where you can listen to CDs from the audiovisual collection. Playlists on some of the listening posts have recently been updated. New… Read More ›
Slovenian treasure donated to the Library
Collection, News, Uncategorized:
Last night, Minister for Slovenes Abroad Dr Bostjan Zeks presented the Australian nation with a valuable gift from the people of Slovenia.
Walking a very fine line
As a part of the Outside-in Cinema screenings in Experimedia here at the Library, on Wednesday 6th October at 6:30pm you can watch the recent documentary Man on wire. The… Read More ›
New Music on Listening Posts in Arts.
Dance, Film, Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:
The Arts Reading Room has eight listening posts where you can listen to CDs from the audiovisual collection. Playlists on some of the listening posts have recently been updated. New… Read More ›
Mary Stuart: free opera screening.
Mary Stuart : an opera in three acts, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened in Arts this Wednesday September 19. Based on… Read More ›
Be ‘family history’ inspired at the 2010 Victorian Seniors Festival!
Family history events, Family matters:
Join Genealogy Team librarian Chris Wade along with staff from the Immigration Discovery Centre and Public Record Office Victoria at one of these workshops to be held at the Immigration… Read More ›
New books in Arts
Wagner and cinema edited by Jeongwon Joe and Sander L. Gilman John Dahl and neo-noir : examining auteurism and genre by Paul Monaco Withnail and us : cult films and… Read More ›
Steampunk for the entire family
As a part of the Outside-in Cinema screenings in Experimedia here at the Library, on Wednesday 22nd June at 6pm you can catch the classic animated film by Hayao Miyazaki,… Read More ›
Such was life
Melbourne’s Marvelous Madame Weigel
Madame Weigel’s Journal of Fashion became a staple of Australian life for those interested in being well dressed, well presented, and well informed. This treasure trove has recently be digitised and made available online.
Arts
‘It really belongs to you people anyway…’: The story of Ken Pound
To celebrate the Children’s Book Council of Australia Week, we pay tribute to the life of children’s literature collector, Ken Pound, and the collection he has left for us all.
