Images appearing in the Remembering the War exhibition, open from 26 August 2025 to 3 May 2026.

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

This special event explored some of the ways in which southern NSW community members have told and preserved their bushfire stories.

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Many European explorers, sailing across the eastern Pacific islands from the 18th century onwards, reported with astonishment their visits at religious sites, the impressive carved statues and the complex ceremonies they witnessed.

The Margarita Philosophica (Pearl of Philosophy) (1517) of German Carthusian monk and prior Gregor Reisch (c. 1467-1525).

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Examine the journeys and challenges of refugees to Australia and reflect on government policies related to asylum and detention in this learning resource.

Find out how a powerful newspaper article written in 1855 by a fugitive slave was re-published into a book and added to our collection.

The redeveloped Catalogue is now live.

Learn about the federal election ephemera collection and how you can contribute.

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In colonial Australia, there was a useful household book called an almanac. It contained lots of information, including weather forecasts and pictures of the flags used to signify approaching storms.