About 240 recordings of folk music, folklore, and oral histories documenting family history, local history, work experiences, music and other arts.

Our Manuscripts collections are wide ranging and provide rich evidence of the lives and activities of Australians who have shaped our society.

We have been selectively collecting Australian printed ephemera since the early 1960s so we can tell the story of Australian life, culture, and major events and issues.

Papers, books, pamphlets, maps and ephemera about Ceylon, with an emphasis on the tea industry, collected by Manfred Claasz.

Around 6,000 books, mostly in Portuguese, mostly relating to literature, history and religion among many other topics.

A list of resources about copyright law, exceptions, organisations and ways of finding copyright owners

Our collections document the history and development of dramatic and comic theatre in Australia.

Renowned photographic historian Helen Ennis discussed her favourite images from these iconic artists. 

Delve deep into fascinating subjects with researchers, artists, writers and students from our research programs

As part of our Enlighten Festival program, local children's author Stephanie Owen Reeder presented a live reading from her latest book, Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures.