Exhibitions

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Three framed photographs on a blue wall with a subtle wave pattern.

Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories

26 Jul 2024 - 02 Feb 2025 | 09:00 - 17:00

Explore the journeys that have shaped our nation’s history.

Exhibition Gallery

Online

Assistance animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

Participants in the 1995 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade carry large, colourful, abstract posters, flags and sculptures. The scene is set at night with vibrant shapes, patterns, and faces on display.

William Yang, Abstract colour designs on parade float, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, 1985, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136925205

William Yang's Mardi Gras

26 Jun - 01 Dec 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00

‘There was abstraction, colour and movement, and a certain innocent joie de vivre.’ – William Yang

Treasures Gallery

Anticlockwise from the bottom right hand corner: two people sitting on a bench in a gallery, looking at the Mabo wall displays. One person is standing up looking at a framed poster. Another person is standing at the back of the gallery space looking at botanical artworks. Another person is blurred as they walk through the space.

Treasures Gallery

26 Jun 2024 - 01 Jan 2099 | 09:00 - 17:00

The Treasures Gallery showcases the extraordinary holdings of the National Library of Australia.

Treasures Gallery

Assistance animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

Four framed pictures hanging on a wall that has an image of an island on it.

Mabo v Queensland (No. 2): 30th Anniversary

05 Jul 2022 - 01 Jan 2099 | 09:00 - 17:00

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Mabo decision, the Library invited Gail Mabo, Eddie’s daughter, to select material for display to mark this landmark moment in Australian legal history.

Treasures Gallery

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