A major exhibition and an important new book showcase the decades-long, remarkable efforts of the Papunya community to record language and culture and keep it alive.

Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell

There is a wide range of material relating to the effect of the First World War on Australia and Australians, ranging from the personal and intimate to the professional and remote.

Children aged 8 to 15 years of age were invited to join artKids for a comic drawing workshop during the school holidays.

We examined the arrival and early practice of photography in the Australian colonies.

A major exhibition, curator-led tours, online learning sessions, school holiday activities and author talks all feature in a packed month of events this April.

Music, theatre, cycling, photography and much more happening at the Library this November.

About 6200 books about European literature, history and culture, mostly published in the period 1880-1960. 

Recordings of interviews made by Siobhán McHugh while producing various series for the ABC and also when working on her book Minefields and Miniskirts, together with papers and manuscripts.

National Library of Australia