Events

Two images side by side. On the left an image of two cyanotype sun prints being made by being dipped in a tub of liquid. On the right a finished cyanotype sun print, showing white leaves on a blue background.

School holiday activity: 'Fit to Photoprint' workshop

23 Apr 2025 | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Join us these school holidays to create cyanotype sun prints!

*Booked out*

Kids and families

Exhibition Gallery

Foyer

Podium

For kids and families

School holiday event

Booked out

White text on a grey background reading 'Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Archive' next to a photo of curator Allister Mills

Curator Tour: Fit to Print exhibition - 23 April

23 Apr 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join curator Allister Mills for a behind the scenes tour of our new exhibition Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

*Booked out*

Exhibition Gallery

Guided tours

Booked out

Mike Bowers standing in the 'Fit to Print' exhibition gallery

Guest curator Mike Bowers in the Fit to Print exhibition gallery

Learn with the curators of Fit to Print

24 Apr 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Join us for this webinar as we discuss the contribution of Australian photojournalism and the stories behind the Fairfax photo archive.

Online

Education/learning

Workshops and seminars

Webinar

An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.

Story Dogs on Sunday - April 2025

27 Apr 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a paw-sitive reading experience with the Story Dogs program.

Kids and families

Foyer

Books and authors

Storytime

For kids and families

National Library building under construction

National Capital Development Commission, The National Library of Australia under construction, c. 1967, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-147040537

National Library of Australia: Behind the scenes - 29 April

29 Apr 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join David Priddle for an in depth look at the Library to unearth stories of its architectural style, history, and the current restoration projects of this remarkable building.

*Booked out*

Foyer

Guided tours

Booked out

Curator Tour: Fit to Print exhibition - 30 April

30 Apr 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join curator Allister Mills for a behind the scenes tour of our new exhibition Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

*Booked out*

Exhibition Gallery

Guided tours

Booked out

National Capital Development Commission, The National Library of Australia under construction, c. 1967, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-147040537

National Library of Australia: Behind the scenes - 2 May

02 May 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join David Priddle for an in depth look at the Library to unearth stories of its architectural style, history, and the current restoration projects of this remarkable building.

*Booked out*

Foyer

Guided tours

Booked out

Black and white image of a man, woman and child sitting at a beach looking out towards the ocean

One with the Land ... Waiting for the Sacred Fish to come in : Maynard Williams , leena Watts, Joy Anne Williams - Llarabin Beach , Mornington Island QLD 1978 - Juno Gemes ©

In Conversation: Until Justice Comes with Juno Gemes, Djon Mundine and Michael Aird

02 May 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join Juno Gemes, Djon Mundine and Michael Aird, as they share their own personal histories as friends, colleagues and collaborators, telling the true history of Australia.

Online

Theatre

First Australians

Talks and ideas

Curator Tour: Fit to Print exhibition - 7 May

07 May 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join curator Allister Mills for a behind the scenes tour of our new exhibition Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

Exhibition Gallery

Guided tours