Due to essential maintenance, access to some online services including the viewing of digitised items will be temporarily unavailable between 5 pm AEST on Sunday, 17 November and 8 am AEDT on Monday, 18 November 2019. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Virtually explore the many intriguing, perplexing and playful volumes waiting to be read in your State Library.
A new project by Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones, who has collaborated with four Sydney elders — Uncle Chicka, Aunty Esme, Aunty Sandra and Uncle Dennis — to tell a very personal story of Aboriginal Sydney.
Marking the UNESCO International Year of Indigenous Languages, this exhibition builds on the Library's historical collections with stories of resilience and achievement from communities throughout NSW.
Thousands of people travel now through Central Station every day, but how many know what once lay beneath it? Dead Central will take you on a journey back to 19th century Sydney, to rediscover a place you thought you knew.
A showcase of the State Library’s little known and rarely seen collections of high-impact, attention-grabbing poster art of the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Children’s picture book illustrations from the Library's collection.
An ever changing selection of fascinating items from the Library's extraordinary collection.
More than 300 original artworks from the Library’s unique collection of landscape and portrait paintings.
Sculpture busts, miniature portraits, ceramics, coins, medals, cutlery, teacups, typewriters, convict bricks and much more!
Curator’s Choice: The Indomitable May Gibbs
Wednesday
Wednesday, 13 November 2019 - 6pm to 7:30pm
Learn about the life of beloved Australian children’s author May Gibbs.
Preserving Your Family History: Digitisation of Originals
Thursday
Thursday, 14 November 2019 - 10:30am to 12:30pm
A seminar dedicated to the challenges of self-digitising your family history documents.
Silver Screen Tribute: Charlie Chaplin’s 130th birthday (1915)
Sunday
Sunday, 17 November 2019 - 2pm to 3:30pm
The Festival and the State Library NSW are proud to present digital restorations of three of Charlie’s classic silent short comedies made at the Essanay Studios in 1915.
Plenty of people think congestion is a real problem in Sydney, and they are right. At this Grattan Institute/State Library of NSW Forward Thinking event, a panel of experts will discuss the proposal to charge drivers a fee to drive on the busiest roads at the busiest times.
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