Hello world!

Hello world!

May 22, 2010

Family matters, Uncategorized:

Welcome to the Family Matters blog at the State Library of Victoria, one of several new blogs that are available through the Library’s new website. We hope that our posts… Read More ›

Such was life

Reconnecting with ‘The silver brumby’

Reconnecting with ‘The silver brumby’

April 2, 2025 17 comments

Librarian Daniel Giddens reconnects with one of his favourite children’s stories, ‘The silver brumby’, sharing what makes it so special to him, as well as exploring the background of its author, and the history and significance of its publication.

Arts

Think globally, act locally: feminist posters by Australian women artists from 1970s-1990s

Think globally, act locally: feminist posters by Australian women artists from 1970s-1990s

March 27, 2025 2 comments

The feminist resurgence in the period 1960-1990, referred to as second wave feminism, had a significant impact on the art world. Political graphics were no exception. This blog explores the State Library’s rich and extensive holdings of feminist posters by women artists from Melbourne’s alternative poster collectives.