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A. de Paszthory, Portrait of Nellie Stewart as Rosalind in As You Like It, oil on canvas, 1904, https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3022148; Broadside advertising George Musgrove’s As You Like It, Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Melbourne: Troedel, 1903, https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn107848

Shakespeare on the move: Gold rush to Great War
18 Nov 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us for the third illustrated Shakespeare lecture and discover the objects and stories that reveal how Shakespeare made landfall in Australia.  

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
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Book cover with sepia toned photograph of a gum tree, alongside photo of author Eliza deCourcy holding a camera
Early Photography in Colonial Australia
20 Nov 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Examining the arrival and early practice of photography in the Australian colonies.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
Talks and ideas
Panel discussion
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Jim Sharman in conversation with Hannah de Feyter
21 Nov 2025 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm

The film and theatre legend Jim Sharman – the renowned director of more than 70 productions including The Rocky Horror Picture Show – reflects on his incredible career, his legacy and the future of the arts.

Online
Theatre
Film screening
Talks and ideas
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Professor Matthew Spriggs is standing in front wooden bookshelves filled with books. He is wearing glasses, a red short-sleeve shirt patterned with yellow bananas and a black hat.

Prof Matthew Spriggs

Recovering Vanuatu's indigenous literature
27 Nov 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Join Prof Matthew Spriggs for a discussion about his recent Fellowship research focused on the indigenous languages of Vanuatu.

Academics
Researchers
Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
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Sepia photograph of four men and a woman having a conversation in business attire.

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A6180, 28/8/72/59.

International students and the Australian community
02 Dec 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Join Dr Anna Kent for a discussion about her recent Fellowship research focused on Australia's international education history.

Academics
Post-graduates
Researchers
Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
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Assistance animals welcome
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Hearing induction loop
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Wheelchair accessible

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