The music collection contains over 300,000 musical scores and the largest collection of music research resources in Australia.

The Burmese collections at the National Library of Australia consist of thousands of books, journals and microfilm holdings in Burmese language and Burma/Myanmar-related materials.

Over 10,000 volumes and 1500 pamphlets in English, Latin, French, Italian, German and Spanish, with particular strength in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Viewfinder: Photography from the 1970s to Now explores 50 years in the lives of Australians.

About 2000 books, pamphlets and serials in various languages, mostly about the history and culture of countries in Asia, particularly Burma/Myanmar.

Books, pamphlets, reprints and single issues of serials, mainly in French, relating to the ancient history, archaeology and culture of Southeast Asia.

Dr Christina Thompson presented a lecture on her 2023 Creative Arts Fellowship research into what happened when writing arrived on the islands of the Pacific.

Learn what is available and how you can find and access items in our Asian language collections in this webinar.

We're seeking ephemera, such as pamphlets, posters, badges and programs, from the Australian-Indian community.

Learn something new at the National Library this February.