What’s On

MOPOKE is a 24-hr arts and culture festival kicking off at dusk and promising to take you on an artistic journey through night and day. 

Travel across Australia and see the world through 19th century panoramas from the Library’s collection.

Over 30,000 spectators. Countless sporting heroes. One tournament. Take a front row seat in this major celebration of First Nations sporting...

Stories and characters from much-loved Australian picture books come to life in this celebration of children’s literature. 

More than 300 original artworks from the Library’s unique collection of landscape and portrait paintings.

An ever changing selection of fascinating items from the Library's extraordinary collection.

The Learning Centre will be filled with activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Learn how to think like a historian in this skills-focused virtual excursion. 

This talk explores the lives of bushrangers who were people of colour, and why they were erased from the nation’s past.

Young readers are invited to join Maryam for a lively discussion about her second novel, No Words, the story of a 12-year-old refugee trying to...

Put the ‘creative’ back into creative writing — turn a blank piece of paper into a map of your own magical land! 

Set sail on this virtual excursion to discover more about the First Fleet.