Exhibitions

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1975: Living in the Seventies

14 Aug 2025 - 01 Feb 2026 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.

Exhibition Gallery

Assistance animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

Title page of a landscape oriented printed book: ornate engraving featuring musical performers. Scene is framed by theatre curtains.

James Hook, Guida di Musica: Being a Complete Book of Instructions for Beginners on the Harpsichord or Piano Forte, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8650184

The Excellencies of Musick: Highlights from the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection

03 Dec 2024 - 24 Aug 2025 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

Enter the musical world of seventeenth and early nineteenth century Britain with rare prints, books and manuscripts.

Treasures Gallery

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Wheelchair accessible

Treasures Gallery

Daily | 9:00am - 5:00pm

The Treasures Gallery showcases the extraordinary holdings of the National Library of Australia.

Treasures Gallery

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Wheelchair accessible

Four framed pictures hanging on a wall that has an image of an island on it.

Mabo v Queensland (No. 2): 30th Anniversary

Daily | 9:00am - 5:00pm

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Mabo decision, the Library invited Gail Mabo, Eddie’s daughter, to select material for display to mark this landmark moment in Australian legal history.

Treasures Gallery

Assistance animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

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