Between 10 pm Saturday, 11 July and 1 am Sunday, 12 July (AEST) access to the Manuscripts, Oral History and Pictures catalogue and the viewing of digitised items will be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience.
What's On
Public programs and learning activities will continue to be delivered online for the time being. See updates here.
Sculpture busts, miniature portraits, ceramics, coins, medals, cutlery, teacups, typewriters, convict bricks and much more!
Free kids’ virtual adventure tours - Mitchell Reading Room
Monday
Monday, 13 July 2020 - 11am to 11:30am
Our tours are going virtual and that means we can take you behind the scenes!
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.
More than 300 original artworks from the Library’s unique collection of landscape and portrait paintings.
In this workshop the fabulously talented Liz Anelli will teach you how to create an illustrated map to tell a story.
Snuggle up for a story or two with our fab story-reader Alicia.
Free kids’ virtual adventure tours - Paintings from the Collection Exhibition
Wednesday
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 - 11am to 11:30am
Our tours are going virtual and that means we can take you behind the scenes!
Collaborative art project — progress session
Wednesday
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 - 12pm to 12:45pm
We are making a giant wall mural in the JB Fairfax Learning Centre and we need your help!
For this special Talking Deadly series hosted fortnightly by Travis De Vries, we will hear from artists whose work responds to the anniversary and legacy of Cook from a First Nations perspective.
Collage a beautiful creepy crawly to add to our collaborative mural.
Join us online for The B List book club hosted by Bri Lee.
Free kids’ virtual adventure tours - Shakespeare room
Friday
Friday, 17 July 2020 - 11am to 11:30am
Our tours are going virtual and that means we can take you behind the scenes!
Curator’s Choice: May Gibbs: the comic strip story
Friday
Friday, 17 July 2020 - 1pm to 1:30pm
In 1924 May Gibbs broke into the burgeoning Australian comic strip scene and became Australia’s first female cartoonist.
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