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Hand drawn costume designs of characters for The Girls of Gottenberg

Album of costume designs for a production of Carmen up to data, ca. 1892, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1906313 and Costume designs for The Girls of Gottenberg, c. 1910, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-133118274

Announcing the recipients of the 2026 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Creative Arts Fellowship
14 Jan 2026

Congratulations to the 17 recipients of National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Creative Arts Fellowship in 2026.  

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Woman with brown hair and eyes, wearing a brown sweater, sitting at a desk in the Special Collection Reading Room, smiling at the camera. On the desk in front of her is an old book of music.
Behind the curtain of Australian classical music
05 Jan 2024

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

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2023 NLA Fellow Dr Adam Sundberg, 26 May 2023
Below the surface: Marine bio invaders
13 Jul 2023

Dr Adam Sundberg talks about his experience studying the environmental effects of marine bioinvasions through the study of ballast water.

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Natasha Naidu standing at a desk behind a stack of books holding one open and smiling at the camera
Beyond the agreement: The regulation of Indian indentured labour in Fiji
09 Feb 2026

Learn about National Library of Australia Scholar Natasha Naidu's research into the regulation of Indian indentured labour in Fiji, 1879–1916.

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Woman, Jacinta Mackay, sitting in front of a window looking into the Main Reading Room with a large globe on the other side

2024 National Library of Australia Scholar Jacinta Mackay

Bridging the gap between history and culturally safe nursing
16 Dec 2024

Learn about Jacinta Mackay's NLA Scholarship research using the Bringing Them Home oral history recordings.

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Four ballet dancers posing with their arms out and leaning in various directions

Bodenwieser Ballet performance of Blue Danube Waltz, with Moira Claux, Elaine Vallance, Nina Bascolo and Biruta Apens, 1953, nla.obj-234841849

Capturing movement: Dance photography and Gertrud Bodenwieser
11 Apr 2024

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

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Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun sitting at a computer in the Main Reading Room and smiling

2024 Asia Study Grant recipient Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun

Connecting law, religion and politics with the history of blasphemy in Indonesia
29 May 2025

Hear from Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, one of our 2024 Asia Study Grant recipients, about her research.

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2021 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Anna Dziedzic
Early constitutions: A new wave of governance
07 Sep 2023

Hear from Dr Anna Dziedzic about her experience as a 2021 National Library Fellow and her research about the movement of constitution texts and ideas across Oceania.

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Man with short black hair and black glasses in a short-sleeved checkered shirt smiling and sitting at a desk with a Chinese language newspaper on it
Exploring the experiences of Chinese migrants in Australia
27 Feb 2024

Using the Library’s English and Chinese language material, Dr Yao-Tai Li set out to examine the daily experiences of Chinese migrants since the 1970s.

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Celia Craig, a woman with very short brown hair, smiling and holding large book of sheet music with the title 'Symphonic Overture'
Exploring the letters of legendary musician Miriam Hyde with Celia Craig
11 Sep 2024

Read about Creative Arts Fellow Celia Craig's experience of exploring the papers of musician Miriam Hyde.

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Dr Jorien van Beukering sitting at a table with books across it.

2024 National Library of Australia Scholar Dr Jorien van Beukering

Exploring the unacknowledged children of Colonial Indonesia with Dr Jorien van Beukering
04 Nov 2025

Hear from one of our 2024 National Library of Australia Scholars about her research in the Indonesian collection. 

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A woman smiling with collection material in the National Library's Special Collections Reading Room

2025 National Library of Australia Creative Arts Fellow, Julie Gough

Fellowships 2027: Explore, question, discover and share
23 Feb 2026

Applications for 2027 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 23 February 2026.

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