Authors Tess Scholfield-Peters, André Dao and Sam Vincent, in conversation with broadcast journalist Virginia Haussegger

Celia Craig presented a lecture on her 2024 Creative Arts Fellowship research on the early life of teenage musical virtuoso and synesthete Dr Miriam Hyde.

The Friends of the National Library of Australia were pleased to host an online discussion with critically acclaimed writer and multiple award winner, Dervla McTiernan.

500 years have now passed since Ferdinand Magellan’s famous voyage, the most audacious in maritime history. In his new book East by West, Allen Mawer closely examines the historical sources, charts and eyewitness records, considering afresh what we know of Magellan and the details of his voyage.

Acclaimed artist Matt Aberline gave an engaging talk on The Guardians, his latest large-scale installation at the National Library of Australia.

We explored early modern maps with cartographic historian Chet Van Duzer.

Staff from across Canberra’s National Cultural Institutions shared their experiences working with Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP) rights.

​​​​​​The launch of ANU’s new podcast To Be Continued, uncovering lost literary fiction in Australian newspapers digitised by Trove.

Through musical performance and conversation, we explore the Library's collection of works by acclaimed composer Luke Styles.

As part of our Enlighten Festival program, join local children's author Kathy Weeden for a live reading of her picture book Phonobet.