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A stylized sketch of a regal figure in profile, draped in layered, flowing garments of deep browns, reds, and oranges. The figure wears a structured headpiece, with dark hair tied up. A textured, abstract background in blue and white contrasts with the rich colours of the clothing. The figure stands poised and dignified, gazing slightly downward.

Kristian Fredrikson, Costume and Set Sketches – Oedipus Rex (detail), 1964, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3139274966

Our performing arts collection dazzles on Trove

Thanks to a gift from the Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation, we are digitising performing arts material from our incredible collection.

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Rupert Myer AO, wearing a grey suit with a pink shirt and patterned tie, speaks at a podium with a microphone. He is smiling warmly and wearing glasses, addressing an audience against a backdrop of dark curtains.

Rubert Myer AO 2024

Library as sanctuary, librarian as saviour

Find out about President of the Myer Foundation, Rupert Myer AO, keynote speech at the Library’s 2024 Patron Dinner.

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People standing holding colourful corflutes/posters from the 2013 election

Corflutes donated from the 2013 election, with NLA staff members

Thank you for bringing Australian democracy to life

We are grateful to our donors who generously gave over $320,000 to help make our election ephemera collection available to the world on Trove. Your support will allow us to share the vivid story of our Australian democracy.

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Four people standing in front of chairs and tables.

L-R, 2023 Asia Study Grant recipient Miss Ruonan Chen, and 2023 NLA Scholars Mrs Stephanie Shon, Ms Kate Kirby and Mrs Judith Bartholomeusz

Fellowships and Scholarships donation form

With your support, a new generation of thinkers can use our collections to create important and transformative works.

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Three pieces of ephemera from the 2023 Referendum

A selection of publicly donated referendum items in our collection.

Donate your 2023 Referendum campaign material

We're calling on you to help us collect campaign material from the 2023 Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

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A photograph showing a typed manuscript with a sticky note on top that reads, “The very first draft of Possum Magic! No wonder it was rejected 9 times over 5 years!” The manuscript is part of Mem Fox’s collection.

The first draft of ‘Hush, the Invisible Mouse’ and the book that it became, Mem Fox and Julie Vivas, Papers of Mem Fox, National Library of Australia, MS 9190/9.1/2 and 4, 1983. Courtesy Jenny Darling and Associates

Cultural Gifts Program and tax incentives

If you own a valuable or significant cultural work such as a painting, or a manuscript or a collection of photographs, and would like to donate them, we’d love to hear from you. Artworks, manuscripts, and collections of photographs all help to tell the history of Australia.

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