State Library : What’s On in November -New Auditorium

Albums, glass plates, tintypes and more

Sunday 26 November

Explore the fascinating world of photography where art meets science as ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans is joined by a panel of experts to delve into the Library’s extraordinary image collection.

Cultural collections of Aboriginal Sydney

Wednesday 8 November

ABC’s Daniel Browning speaks with Noeleen Timbery, Dr Maria Nugent, Jayne Christian and Tess Allas about working with cultural collections.

Presented as part of the exhibition
Wadgayawa Nhay Dhadjan Wari

Turning 100

Thursday 23 November

Join ABC Radio Sydney to celebrate a special milestone — 100 years of broadcasting Sydney’s stories.

This live broadcast will feature Sarah Macdonald and special guests.

Research webinars

Every Wednesday in November

Join our new event series designed to help you get more out of researching with collections. On Wednesday mornings this month join our reading room staff and the team from MHNSW as they explore a new topic each week, in four exciting webinars.

Picture this

Thursday 16 November 

Delve into our pictures collection with expert librarians and be guided on the best ways to find the images you need for your research.

Topics include: digging deeper into the Library’s hidden pictorial treasures and cracking the code on how to read Australian portraits.

’Tis the season for craft

Saturday 18 November 

Kickstart your preparation for the festive season. We’re running two hands-on workshop for adults.

Choose a morning or afternoon session to learn some simple techniques for creating beautiful decorations. You’ll also be inspired by the Library’s collection with a special viewing of vintage Christmas cards.

Met by moonlight

Thursday 9 November

An evening of discussion and celebration of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Bell Shakespeare’s James Evans and a panel of experts.

This series is presented as part of the exhibition For All Time.

Giveaway

Have you heard of Adelaide Ironside, the first Australian artist to astonish the world?

Kiera Lindsey’s new novel Wild Love (Allen & Unwin) about Ironside’s life is this month’s giveaway. For your chance to win 1 of 5 copies tell us your favourite Australian artist and why.