In many homes in Australia, you will find a bookcase, a mantelpiece or a shelf with a display of family photographs. These small intimate galleries chronicle the individuals, both young and old, who populate the family tree, sometimes the images reach back two or three generations.

Stories of migration are very much part of our national experience.

Special guests held a conversation about their own stories around migration, and how our country can best recognise the extraordinary contribution of migrants to contemporary Australia.

Explore the journeys that have shaped our nation’s history in this exhibition.

National Library of Australia

About 240 recordings of folk music, folklore, and oral histories documenting family history, local history, work experiences, music and other arts.

Books illustrating the history of printing in Europe and Australia, plus a medieval manuscript, and personal papers of Brian Hone.

Learn about our Enlighten 2024 illuminations and find your home at your National Library.

Books, pamphlets, broadsides, posters, periodicals, newspapers and some manuscripts mostly relating to Federation and political and constitutional history.

We’ve compiled a list of study tips with a sporting twist to help you kick some goals in the educational arena.