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Treasures Gallery

Daily

The Treasures Gallery is where you can find highlights from our physical and digital collection

Exhibition

Online

Assistance animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

Two women are seated at a table covered in red cloth and laid with vintage lamps, stationery and typewriters

Postscript: letter writing workshop

09 May 2026

Letters are for life. World-famous Ms Constance Spry's Letter Writing Service ran a creative workshop in celebration of the humble art of correspondence.

Event

Workshop

Booked out

Assistance animals welcome

Hearing induction loop

Red text reading 'Wangka Wakanutja' on a yellow background

Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre

04 Apr - 11 Oct 2026

Explore the decades-long, remarkable efforts of the Papunya community to record language and culture and keep it alive.

Exhibition

Assistance animals welcome

Quiet hours 9:00am - 11:00am

Wheelchair accessible

Rebecca Bateman, holding the NLA Publication, Wangka Wakanutja, in the National Library of Australia

Rebecca Bateman, and NLA Publication, Wangka Wakanutja.

Learn with the Curators of Wangka Wakaṉutja

29 Apr 2026

We learnt from experts who have brought the Wangka Wakanutja exhibition to life.

Event

Education/learning

Past event

Webinar

Events

Event banner for National Simultaneous Storytime, with the character Luna Roo featured in the centre

ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2026: ‘Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller’

27 May 2026

Join us in reading 'Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller' on the 27 May!

Book

Storytime

Education/learning

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

Story Dogs on Sunday

31 May 2026

Come along on the last Sunday of each month for a paw-sitive reading experience with the Story Dogs program.

Event

Storytime

Education/learning

For kids and families

An illustration of black pen on green paper of a snake wrapped around a boom box. This is pictured beside an exhibition sign in a gallery.

(L) Kulata Dennis Nelson and Papunya Literature Production Centre, Pijkatj anta rikulta [The snake and the recorder], 1990, nla.obj-3286603500; (R) Wangka Wakanutja exhibition signage at the entrance to the Library's gallery

Reconciliation Day: Wangka Wakanutja exhibition tours

01 Jun 2026

The National Library is proud to participate in Reconciliation Day. Join one of our expert curators for a free guided tour of our major exhibition Wangka Wakanutja.

Event

First Australians

Guided tours

Assistance animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

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