A Melbourne icon turns 100 today
About us, Announcements, Exhibitions, News:
The iconic domed reading of the State Library of Victoria, first opened to the public in 1913, turns 100 today.
About us, Announcements, Exhibitions, News:
The iconic domed reading of the State Library of Victoria, first opened to the public in 1913, turns 100 today.
Film, Music, Rare Books & Arts:
More wonders from our online Naxos video and music libraries John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal: J.S.Bach, “Christen, atzet diesen Tag”, BWV 63 Arthaus/Naxos It’s almost hard to imagine a time… Read More ›
Graeme Murphy’s production of Nutcracker : the story of Clara is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be held this Wednesday November 13 in Arts. Adapted from… Read More ›
Family history events, Family matters:
This week is National Adoption Awareness Week, so what better opportunity to blog about adoption records for family historians.
Arts & literature, Such was life:
Charles Edward Bruges Hammond was born in London in 1870. He left home at fifteen, sailing to New Zealand and Australia. For some years he moved between England and Australia… Read More ›
Music, New books, Painting, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
Monkee business : the revolutionary made-for-TV band by Eric Lefcowitz Given that they were throroughly dismissed by just about everybody in the “serious”rock music business of the day, The… Read More ›
Newspaper resources will be relocated to the Genealogy Centre during the weekend of 2-3 November in preparation for essential building works in the Newspapers Reading Room. The Newspapers… Read More ›
Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
Being a musician with little to no rights to such a title, I owe a great debt of gratitude to the recently departed Lou Reed. At the same time as… Read More ›
Some recent CD arrivals feature on the Listening Posts in Arts. They include new releases in opera & classical, country & folk, jazz, and musical theatre. The online catalogue indicates which Listening… Read More ›
Part Two of The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this coming Wednesday 30th October in Arts. Deutsche Grammophon,… Read More ›