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Rima Febriani, 2025 National Library of Australia Asia Study Grant Scholar

The archive of desires: Tracing sexual knowledge in Indonesia
18 Jun 2026

Learn about National Library of Australia Asia Study Grant Scholar Rima Febriani’s research exploring how ideas about sexuality developed in postcolonial Indonesia.

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Caitlin Hughes, 2025 National Library of Australia Scholar

Regional identity and contemporary expression in Eastern Indonesian arts
15 Jun 2026

Learn about 2025 National Library of Australia Scholar Caitlin Hughes’ research into interdisciplinary art in Indonesia. 

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Watercolour painting by Eirene Mort

How a photograph inspired a biography
03 Jun 2026

Sylvia Martin has spent decades writing about women who lived in the early part of the 20th century. Find out how a photograph sparked the inspiration for the subject of her latest biography Double Act.

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Dr Matthew Lamb, 2026 National Library of Australia Fellow

A ramble through the mind of an adolescent
28 May 2026

Learn about National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Matthew Lamb’s research into the life and juvenilia of legendary Australian writer Frank Moorhouse.

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National Library welcomes the appointment of two new Council members
20 May 2026

The National Library is pleased to welcome Distinguished Professor Sean Ulm and the Hon David Templeman to the Library’s Council. 

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Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre
04 Apr 2026 - 31 Jan 2027

Explore the decades-long, remarkable efforts of the Papunya community to record language and culture and keep it alive. 

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Hartmann Schedel, Florence, woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493

Florence and the birth of the Italian Renaissance
14 Jul 2026

ArtsNational Canberra and Charlie Hall present a lecture focusing on the ideas and culture of the Italian Renaissance, a phenomenon that emerged in the 15th century.

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Story Dogs on Sunday
26 Jul 2026

Come along on the last Sunday of each month for a paw-sitive reading experience with the Story Dogs program.

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Storytime
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Alison Alder

Winter Tales presents Alison Alder
26 Jul 2026

The National Foundation for Australian Women presents Alison Alder reflecting on her life and work.

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