The music collection contains over 300,000 musical scores and the largest collection of music research resources in Australia.

Mostly Australian and New Zealand sheet music, the majority from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries collected by Charles Begg.

Explore the cultural politics of Australian art music with 2023 National Library of Australia Scholar Stephanie Shon.

Memorabilia of musical, theatrical, social events in Queensland collected by the Benvenuti family musicians.

Season one of the Bookmark This podcast, Off Stage, explores the vibrant characters, milestone moments and cultural treasures found in the exhibition On Stage: Spotlight on Our Performing Arts. Hosted by journalist, author, radio broadcaster and playwright Melanie Tait, Off Stage delves into the untold stories of Australia theatre, dance, music and film.

Overseas and Australian sheet music, including some manuscripts, with the main strengths popular songs and piano music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Explore the dance style of Gertrud Bodenwieser through photographs with 2023 National Library Fellow Wesley Lim.

To celebrate this milestone, we are sharing 3 recently acquired photographs of the band

Join Dr Susannah Helman as she provides her insights into the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection followed by morning tea.

Our dance collection contains portraits, manuscripts, oral history interviews, photographs, music scores, personal papers, theatre programs and memorabilia.

Hear from Dianna Nixon about how she's bring the plays of Milicent Armstrong back to life.

The PROMPT Collection is a collection of collections. It relates to the performing arts industry in Australia from the 1880s until the present.