Surf shooters catching a wave A recently acquired vintage photograph by an influential early-twentieth-century photographer shows one of the first depictions of bodysurfing. Read more State Library of NSW
Inventing the future A recently acquired set of prints shows what state-of-the-art technology looked like in Medici Florence. Read more State Library of NSW
Journal of the Apophthegm Society The journal of an obscure society devoted to pithy sayings takes a roundabout route to the Library. Read more State Library of NSW
Big bold botanicals What could a twentieth-century artist’s book by surrealist Salvador Dali have in common with an early nineteenth-century French volume documenting the plants in a famous garden? Read more State Library of NSW
All the world An incredibly rare map from 1628 has been added to the Library’s rich cartographic collections. Read more State Library of NSW
Ever yours with love, Charlie Charlie Pike wrote some 160 letters to Violet, his sweetheart, which have been recently donated to the Library. Read more State Library of NSW
A year like no other through photographs Photographers have been busy documenting these unprecedented times — here’s a sample of what they’ve captured. Read more State Library of NSW