A new exhibition is opening at the National Library of Australia, featuring exquisite and intriguing rare books, prints and ...

Congratulations to the 23 recipients of National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships, Creative Arts Fellowships and Asia Study Grants in 2025. Drawing on the Library’s extensive collections ...

Enter the musical world of Stuart and Georgian Britain, a world of concert-going, music-makers and thinkers, of printers and publishers. The exhibition features exquisite and intriguing rare prints, ...

The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past ...

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Whether this is your first visit to the Library, or the next of many, you can learn more about the Library, our services and our exhibitions by joining one of our free guided tours. If you are ...

The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past ...

Peter Joshua Sculthorpe (1929-2014) was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and was educated at Launceston Grammar School and the University of Melbourne. He began composing music as a young boy and several ...

Barry McDonald (b. 1955) grew up in Sydney and moved to Armidale in 1976. He studied history at the University of New England and acquired a strong interest in local history, oral history and folklore ...

Dr Jamie C. Kassler and Dr Michael Kassler are eminent Australian scholars who specialised in English and European music theory and practice from the 17th to the 20th century and their relationships ...

The Villanueva Collection was purchased by the Library in 1969 through the Manila booksellers and publishers MCS Enterprises. The owner was the widow of José M. Villanueva, an attorney of Tabaco, ...