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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.
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!
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.
eResources for Researchers: Online Newspapers
Using the Library's substantial eresources, learn how to locate and use historical and current online newspapers.
The Second Biennial Coral Thomas Lecture
Professor Grace Karskens was awarded a Coral Thomas Fellowship for a project based on an extraordinary document in the Library’s collection: the Reverend John McGarvie’s 1829 ‘Native Names of Places on the Hawkesbury’. Working with a team of Aboriginal researchers, artists, teachers and knowledge holders, as well as archaeologists, linguists and local experts, Grace has mapped most of the over 170 place names on McGarvie’s list.
Celebrating Spanish music, poetry and dance. Join us for a thrilling afternoon of Spanish entertainment with special guest artists.
A showcase of the cultural history and modern day influences through traditional Lebanese performance.
Sonia Henry’s new book, Going Under, takes an unflinching look at the reality of being a doctor, offering a rare insight into the world of a trainee female medic.
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