We're open Tuesday 26 January 2021, with changes to some services and opening hours.
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Public programs and learning activities will be delivered onsite and online in 2021. See what's on here.
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CANCELLED: Portraits with wire (onsite)
Friday
Friday, 22 January 2021 - 10am to 11:30am
Are you into sculpture and want to find out how to make a one line drawing into a unique 3D form? Check out this fun workshop...
Never been around the Library? Here’s your chance to explore.
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CANCELLED: Portraits with wire (onsite)
Friday
Friday, 22 January 2021 - 2pm to 3:30pm
Are you into sculpture and want to find out how to make a one line drawing into a unique 3D form? Check out this fun workshop.
Marking its 10th year, the Photos1440 exhibition returns to the Library with a look back over the past decade of key events and moments captured through the lens of Sydney Morning Herald photographers.
In April 1770, strangers onboard the Endeavour appeared off the shores of Kamay (Botany Bay). This exhibition explores the eight days that followed and their continuing legacy.
Gay and lesbian life went public in the 70s. Speaking up and standing out, gay men and women took to the streets proudly demanding to be seen, heard and accepted. This exhibition tells their story.
This display compares two pandemics, one century apart.
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!
The State Library of NSW is joining other major arts and cultural institutions for Culture Up Late, with extended opening hours from 5–8 pm every Wednesday and Thursday evening until 1 April 2021.
The State Library of NSW is joining other major arts and cultural institutions for Culture Up Late, with extended opening hours from 5–8 pm every Wednesday and Thursday evening until 1 April 2021.
Scholar Talk: Natural curiosity: Unseen art of the First Fleet
Tuesday
Tuesday, 2 February 2021 - 11am to 12pm
Louise Anemaat – Executive Director, Library & Information Services and Dixson Librarian – talks about some of the extraordinary unseen art of the First Fleet.
The State Library of NSW is joining other major arts and cultural institutions for Culture Up Late, with extended opening hours from 5–8 pm every Wednesday and Thursday evening until 1 April 2021.
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