Explore the Prout Collection, featuring 2 oil paintings, 41 watercolours, and 38 pencil and wash drawings by John Skinner Prout, created between 1841 and 1848. This collection showcases stunning Tasmanian landscapes, including scenes of Hobart, Mount Wellington, and Port Arthur, alongside views of New South Wales and Victoria. Prout, a self-trained artist who emigrated to Australia in 1840, captured the essence of the Australian landscape, leaving a lasting influence on colonial art.

The Friends of the National Library of Australia present an opportunity to question two of Australia’s most eminent and most productive historians.

Read about works and manuscripts in our collection that are now in the public domain.

There are numerous guides and bibliographies available to help you navigate the Library's vast collections.

Kate’s research focused on the role of popular magazines in Australian art history and arts communication in the 1950s and 1960s.

Hear from Madeline about how she was able to research her Indigenous heritage using the Ancestry Library, Trove and the Special Collections Reading Room.

Learn about Martie’s Fellowship that will result in a documentary to be screened at the 2023 National Folk Festival.

Personal archives and collections quick tips

How is a rare book about swimming connected to an important early European map of Australia and American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin? Find out in this blog.

Explore dictionaries of various shapes, sizes, languages and subjects from the Library's collection.