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What's On
Sedition showcases the State Library’s little known collections of attention grabbing poster art of the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Walkley Media Talks: Telling our stories
Thursday
Thursday, 26 September 2019 - 6pm to 7pm
Join our panel of journalists and editors for a discussion about the issues and stories of Black Australia, and the journalism that covers it best.
Every Friday one of our Curators will take you through our exhibitions paying attention to their favourite items and sharing stories from the collections.
Mirrors of Iran: A Continuum of Architectural Heritage
Saturday
Saturday, 28 September 2019 - 11am to 4:30pm
The 2019 Iranica Conference brings together scholars and researchers to take participants through a unique and exhilarating journey exploring architectural traditions. It includes live performance of Persian music, demonstration of calligraphy and screening of a documentary on the Arch of Ctesiphon.
Magical colour-splitting prisms, a collaborative design project and cool craft you can wear!
Which is your favourite room, the blue, the purple or the orange one?
Join out Art Educator Andrea in the Paintings from the Collection exhibition for a fast and furious art lesson.
Magical colour-splitting prisms, a collaborative design project and cool craft you can wear!
Which is your favourite room, the blue, the purple or the orange one?
Scholar Talk: Australia, No Country for Revolutionaries
Tuesday
Tuesday, 1 October 2019 - 11am to 12pm
Between 1971 and 1991 the Italian Communist Party endeavoured to mobilise Italian migrants in Australia in order to extend its influence and power, attract their vote and defend their rights. Its establishment of an ‘autonomous’ Federation in Sydney resulted in a troubled relationship with the Communist Party of Australia and in grassroots surveillance of Italian migrants by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. This book tells their story during the Cold War.
Join out Art Educator Andrea in the Paintings from the Collection exhibition for a fast and furious art lesson.
Drop-in activity centre — colour theme
Wednesday
Wednesday, 2 October 2019 - 10am to 3pm
Magical colour-splitting prisms, a collaborative design project and cool craft you can wear!
Which is your favourite room, the blue, the purple or the orange one?