Professor Lorna Hutson examines early modern legal and poetic texts to explore the concept of England's 'island nationhood'.

Items appearing in the Treasures Gallery, open daily from 9am to 5pm.

ArtsNational Canberra and Libby Melzer present a lecture examining the 1297 inspeximus issue of the Magna Carta in the collection of the Parliament of Australia.

Helping to preserve our cultural heritage

Get help to find and access material from the Library’s Chinese collection and beyond.

Join the Friends of the Library and delve into the Library's 2025 Treasures Gallery refresh.

This statement sets out our work to achieve compliance with the Commonwealth Child Safety Framework.

Join our live webinar to go behind the scenes of our refreshed Treasures Gallery.

Explore our new Treasures Gallery exhibition opening Saturday 13 December.

On the 80th anniversary of the Second World War ending, explore stories of the conflict from our collections.