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

The film and theatre legend Jim Sharman – the renowned director of more than 70 productions including The Rocky Horror Picture Show – reflects on his incredible career, his legacy and the future of the arts.

Personal papers, manuscript scores, literary manuscripts, sound recordings and family photographs of Peter Sculthorpe, plus videos of films for which he wrote the music and television interviews.

About 2,100 books, pamphlets, government publications, tourist booklets, magazines and other works about Mauritius and the Indian Ocean. Mostly in French or English, but also a few items in Mauritian Creole.

Susannah Fullerton OAM, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia delivered a public lecture marking the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.

There’s no business like show business, and this exhibition brings Australia’s performing arts history into the limelight.

Learn about the fascinating career of Eleanor Witcombe with 2023 National Library Fellow and biographer Eleanor Hogan.

Dr Eleanor Hogan presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research into the brilliant career of award-winning dramatist and scriptwriter Eleanor Witcombe.

The Library has a diverse collection of materials documenting the history of Australian musical performance.

We hold one of Australia’s largest collections of performing arts materials.

Our theatre and performance music collections showcase the music Australians were listening to throughout the 20th century.

Join Madeline and Allister as they dive into our collection and discover items from the '90s and '00s.