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Today | This Week | This Month | Full Calendar Monday, September 8, 2008 Exhibitions & DisplaysTHE OPENING CHAPTER: BUILDING THE NATIONAL LIBRARY
Friday, April 18, 2008 - Sunday, November 16, 2008
The National Library of Australia, with its elegant classical lines, is a major landmark in the Parliamentary Triangle and the principal storehouse of Australia’s documentary heritage. The present building was officially opened on 15 August 1968 by then Prime Minister John Gorton. It was designed by architectural firm Bunning and Madden and was described by one commentator as 'monumental, severe and proud'. Previously, the Library had been housed in the Parliamentary building in Melbourne, then in several locations throughout Canberra including the 'first' National Library building on Kings Avenue which was demolished to make way for the Edmund Barton offices two years after the current building was opened.
Friday, July 11, 2008 - Sunday, October 26, 2008
Charles Bayliss was probably Australia’s greatest nineteenth century photographer. His outstanding skills were recognised during his lifetime, but in contemporary terms Bayliss has not yet received his due. This comprehensive exhibition examines his work in depth and places it in the context of late nineteenth century life and culture. It features the full range of his output – portraits, architectural photography, panoramas of Sydney and landscapes. Materials relating to Bayliss’ associate Beaufoy Merlin and his patron B.O. Holtermann are included.
Friday, July 11, 2008 - Sunday, November 16, 2008
Richard Green is a photographer who lives in Sydney. Retiring in 1987 from a career developing high tech conventions he now pursues his passion for landscape photography and for helicopters. He and his wife spend weeks at a time using their helicopter to access and then photograph remarkable remote areas of Australia. A benefit provided by the helicopter is that most of his images are of wild places never before photographed. Tours |
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