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What’s On in February 2025 at the National Library

Published on 30 Jan 2025

Learn something new at the National Library this February. Listen to the 2025 instalment of our annual Ann Moyal Lecture, discover more about legendary Australian writer Frank Moorhouse, and get up close and personal with a selection of items from our Jamie and Michael Kassler music collection.

Program

2025 Ann Moyal Lecture: Dr Ken Henry AC 

Tuesday 11 February | 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Free 

The annual Ann Moyal Lecture is given by a distinguished speaker on a contemporary question that draws on such fields of knowledge as science, environment, ecology, history, anthropology, art, and technological change. In 2025, the lecture will be delivered by Dr Ken Henry AC. Dr Henry is Chair of the Nature Finance Council, the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation and Wildlife Recovery Australia, and a non-executive director of Accounting for Nature Ltd and the Digital Finance CRC.

Author talk – Frank Moorhouse: Strange paths with Matthew Lamb 

Wednesday 12 February | 6:00pm to 7:00pm | $15 Friends members; $20 Non-members; $15 Members livestream only; $20 Non-members livestream only

Join the Friends of the National Library and biographer Matthew Lamb for 'a ramble in the mind of an adolescent' as he delves into young Frank Moorhouse's life, exploring how this critical period shaped the author and why adolescence deserves more attention in literary biography. 

The Excellencies of Musick: Highlights from the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection 

Currently showing | 9:00am to 5:00pm daily | Free 

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, rare books and manuscripts dating from 17th to early 19th century Britain. It will delight anyone interested in the history of music and the history and technology of books and printing.

Coming soon!

An exhibition showcasing the Fairfax Photo Archive - Opening 27 February


For more information about each event and bookings please visit the relevant event webpages.

To arrange an interview with a spokesperson about any event, please contact 0401 226 697 or media@nla.gov.au

Contact 

Mirelle O’Mara, Media Liaison, National Library of Australia  

M: 0401 226 697

E: media@nla.gov.au 

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