Between 10 pm Saturday, 11 July and 1 am Sunday, 12 July (AEST) access to the Manuscripts, Oral History and Pictures catalogue and the viewing of digitised items will be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience.
What's On
Public programs and learning activities will continue to be delivered online for the time being. See updates here.
Sculpture busts, miniature portraits, ceramics, coins, medals, cutlery, teacups, typewriters, convict bricks and much more!
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Craft workshop — knitting for beginners
Friday
Friday, 10 July 2020 - 10am to 10:45am
Want to start a knitted knee rug to keep warm this winter? Look no further than this knitting workshop for beginners.
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Free kids’ virtual adventure tours - Stack
Friday
Friday, 10 July 2020 - 11am to 11:30am
Our tours are going virtual and that means we can take you behind the scenes!
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Collaborative art project — progress session
Friday
Friday, 10 July 2020 - 2pm to 2:45pm
We are making a giant wall mural in the JB Fairfax Learning Centre and we need your help!
Free kids’ virtual adventure tours - Mitchell Reading Room
Monday
Monday, 13 July 2020 - 11am to 11:30am
Our tours are going virtual and that means we can take you behind the scenes!
In April 1770, strangers onboard the Endeavour appeared off the shores of Kamay (Botany Bay). This exhibition explores the eight days that followed and their continuing legacy.
More than 300 original artworks from the Library’s unique collection of landscape and portrait paintings.
In this workshop the fabulously talented Liz Anelli will teach you how to create an illustrated map to tell a story.
Snuggle up for a story or two with our fab story-reader Alicia.
Free kids’ virtual adventure tours - Paintings from the Collection Exhibition
Wednesday
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 - 11am to 11:30am
Our tours are going virtual and that means we can take you behind the scenes!
Collaborative art project — progress session
Wednesday
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 - 12pm to 12:45pm
We are making a giant wall mural in the JB Fairfax Learning Centre and we need your help!
For this special Talking Deadly series hosted fortnightly by Travis De Vries, we will hear from artists whose work responds to the anniversary and legacy of Cook from a First Nations perspective.
Collage a beautiful creepy crawly to add to our collaborative mural.
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