Jordie Albiston

911 water colours by Adam Forster of Australian flowers, painted between 1916 and 1927.

ArtsNational Canberra and Charlie Hall present a lecture focusing on the ideas and culture of the Italian Renaissance, a phenomenon that emerged in the 15th century.

Penny Olsen

Our flagship lectures are made possible by the generous support of our donors.

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Housed in a blue-bound folder, in a collection at the National Library of Australia, is a fragment of blue fabric that represents the pursuit of Australian democracy. The folder contains a portion of the Eureka Flag flown at Ballarat, Victoria, during the 1854 Eureka Rebellion. The folder also houses an accompanying explanatory letter dated 13/1/1912 from Fred (F.J.) Riley to his father, Fred Riley.

About 300 books including incunabula and early editions of classical texts, plus limited edition reprints of celebrated English writers, mostly published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Explore the art of photojournalism with highlights from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

Hear from Mike Bowers, curator of the Fit to Print exhibition about the evolution of photojournalism in Australia.

The Australian and overseas printed collections at the National Library contain substantial material which can support research into the First World War.