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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Sunday, 30 June, 2013

Exhibitions and Displays

9:00am—5:00pm

Display area

As Frontier Services celebrates its centenary in 2012 this display documents the Australian Inland Mission at work in remote parts of Australia during the early 20th century.  Drawn from the Library’s collection of more than 2800 images, it is testament to the dedication  of these pioneering missionaries and chronicles the hardships they had to endure.

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10.30am—11:00am

Treasures Gallery

Enjoy a free, volunteer guided tour of the Treasures Gallery. Meet outside the gallery.  The tour takes approximately 30 minutes.

  

Come face-to-face with some of the Library’s greatest treasures and Australia’s greatest stories.

Early maps and atlases, books, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, photographs and objects all feature in the Treasures Gallery. From James Cook’s Endeavour journal to William Bligh’s list of mutineers, from Patrick White’s glasses to an original manuscript for Waltzing Matilda, the items in the Treasures Gallery are truly remarkable.

A diverse selection from our international collections is showcased in NLA to Z, while a surprising and eclectic range of objects is featured in the dramatic gold showcase of ‘realia’. In the Central Foyer, visitors can also enjoy the Australian Voices audiovisual presentation, compiled from the Library’s extensive Oral History and Folklore Collection.

Drawn from the Library’s vast collection, many of the treasures in this exhibition have never been displayed before. The Library will continue to regularly change the items on display, ensuring that visitors will always discover something new.

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Talks, Seminars and Conferences

 

2:00PM—3:00PM

Conference Room

A talk by Ann Jakle, CEO of the Canberra Glassworks. Followed by afternoon tea.

In association with the Australian Women's Archives Project

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