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1975: Living in the Seventies
14 Aug 2025 - 09 Mar 2026

Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.

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School holiday activity: Our Treasures, your treasures - 28 January, 10:30am
28 Jan 2026

This holidays, step into the magic of our refreshed Treasures Gallery and create your own keepsake box to store your personal treasures.

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School holiday activity: Our Treasures, your treasures - 28 January, 2:00pm
28 Jan 2026

This holidays, step into the magic of our refreshed Treasures Gallery and create your own keepsake box to store your personal treasures.

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Education/learning
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School holiday event
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Hearing induction loop
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Learn with the curators of the Treasures Gallery
04 Feb 2026

Join our live webinar to go behind the scenes of our refreshed Treasures Gallery.

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Education/learning
Workshops and seminars

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Summer opening hours 2025
06 Nov 2025

Check our opening hours between 22 December 2025 and 1 January 2025 when planning your visit this holiday season. 

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A photograph of the Library’s Treasures Gallery. The William Shakespeare display is on the left-hand side of the image. The Fred Ward card catalogue is on the right-hand side of the image.

National Library of Australia Treasures Gallery.

Welcome to Treasures 2025
12 Dec 2025

Explore our new Treasures Gallery exhibition opening Saturday 13 December.

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detail of cover of Air travel and holiday with illustration of two women driving a car past some boats

Cover of Air travel and holiday, vol. 1, No. 3 (cropped), March 1948, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3997211269 

Destination Trove: Travel magazines now online
12 Dec 2025

Pack your bags for a trip through new travel serials, now on Trove.

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detail of illustration of crowd listening to a man on stage

Hume-Cook, James, Liberal, Division of Bourke, VIC (detail), 1910, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3548960192

Australian democracy finds a home on Trove
04 Dec 2025

Explore election ephemera from 1901 to 1970s, now online.

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A stack of old papers and reports spread over a desk.

Annual reports from the Adelaide Repertory Theatre collections. 

Community Heritage Grant: Adelaide Repertory Theatre
03 Dec 2025

Learn about the Adelaide Repertory Theatre, recipient of a 2025 Community Heritage Grant.

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