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Blue velvet structural artwork on a white pedestal in the Library foyer
Canberra Art Biennial on display at the Library
30 Sep 2024

For the next 4 weeks, the Library is one of 20 locations hosting contemporary mixed media artworks as part of the Canberra Art Biennial.

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Four ballet dancers posing with their arms out and leaning in various directions

Bodenwieser Ballet performance of Blue Danube Waltz, with Moira Claux, Elaine Vallance, Nina Bascolo and Biruta Apens, 1953, nla.obj-234841849

Capturing movement: Dance photography and Gertrud Bodenwieser
11 Apr 2024

Explore the dance style of Gertrud Bodenwieser through photographs with 2023 National Library Fellow Wesley Lim.

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Parliament House at sunset, lit up with an image of Queen Elizabeth II and the words 'In memoriam'.
Capturing public reactions to the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
06 Sep 2023

Photographer David Paterson documented public reactions to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

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A black and white image of a man holding a microphone on a stand with 2 hands. He is holding the mic close to his mouth and has his eyes shut. He is wearing a black t-shirt and jeans.

Leigh Henningham, Brian Johnson, lead vocalist with AC/DC performing during the Back in Black Tour, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Victoria, 27-28 February, 1981, nla.obj-3128575954

Celebrating 50 years of AC/DC
12 Apr 2023

To celebrate this milestone, we are sharing 3 recently acquired photographs of the band

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A group of four people who are very colourfully dressed, holding signs in a park. There are more groups of colourful people in the background.

Jiayuan (Tyr) Liang, The LGBTIQA+ Communities Assemble at Light Square Before at the Pride March, Adelaide, 5 November, 2022, nla.obj-3144558245

Celebrating Pride Month with new collection items
24 May 2023

See some new photographs in our collection, taken at 2022 Pride events held in Adelaide and Perth.

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Four Fijian women of various ages wearing dresses smiling and embracing

Sabrina Lauriston, Dance teacher Natalie Toms with dancers (left to right) Tia N, Leilani Qereqeretabua, Kasi K, Fiji Day celebrations, Bundaberg, Queensland, 8 October 2022, nla.obj-3123461696

Collecting with Fijian Australians at the National Library
09 Oct 2023

Explore records of Fijian Australian life with items recently added to our collection.

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A green background with the 2018 Australia Post logo printed on it.

Ian 'Spike' Farrawell, Mail Bag (Plastic - Light Green with metal ringlets at top), Collection of cards documenting Australia Post mail bag designs from between 1986 to 2021, nla.obj-3381748997

Collection of Australia Post mail bag designs
16 Jul 2024

Ian 'Spike' Farrawell recently donated a set of his Australia Post mailbag card designs to the Library.

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Photograph of three women, with sewing and knitting tools


Photograph of Florence, Ella and Hazel Porter, circa late 1940s, with sewing and knitting tools, including a wooden darning egg.

Community Heritage Grant: Miss Porter's House
20 Feb 2023

The Community Heritage Grant program supports local groups to access professional cultural heritage expertise.

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Locomotive 900 Lady Norrie
Community Heritage Grant: National Railway Museum
27 Apr 2023

The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a self-funded, largely volunteer run organisation dedicated to the preservation and presentation of railway history.

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The Birds of Australia Gould - Printed plate
Conserving John Gould’s Australian Bird Pattern Plates
13 Jan 2023

While the National Library of Australia is the custodian of millions of books, among its treasures are items that show how books were made.

 

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A National Library oral historian conducting an interview with a young woman
COVID-19 in Australia oral history project
08 Apr 2024

The Library is recording interviews with a diverse range of Australians to ensure that stories of the COVID-19 pandemic are captured for present and future generations.

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Man in military uniform with hat smiling

Harry Peters, soldier in the Third Employment Company, c. 1942

Dear Mutzi: Writing a life through letters, memories and imagination
05 Aug 2024

Read about how author Tess Scholfield-Peters explored her grandfather's early life as a teenager fleeing Nazi Germany in her new book 'Dear Mutzi'.

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