PEEK INTO THE EXHIBITION VIA THIS SELECTION FROM THE CURATOR RICHARD AITKEN. The ephemeral items reproduced below are from a private collection and reproduced with the permission of the collector. … [Read more...]
THE SELL – AUSTRALIAN ADVERTISING 1790S TO 1990S
FREE LUNCH? NO BUT FREE EXHIBITION ABOUT ADVERTISING. Where? National Library of Australia, Canberra. When? 23 November 2016 to 25 April 2017, 10am-5pm. Step back in time, into the ads of … [Read more...]
Cabinets of Wonder – sampler
FROM 12 JULY TO 22 AUGUST, EXHIBITION OF OUR MEMBERS' FINEST POSTERS, BLOTTERS, DANCE CARDS, POSTCARDS, FAKE TATTOES...yes something for everyone. Ephemera dating from 1875 to yesterday and plenty … [Read more...]
Political posters curator’s tour – Melbourne
10/3/16, join curator Clare Williamson on a trip back to a time before social media, when printed materials were used to share news and views on the street. See a fascinating collection of … [Read more...]
Laughter lines and other distractions
Everybody knows what a comic is. We’ve all read them, laughed at them and enjoyed them. A few well-chosen images can transport meaning across language barriers. Threads of humour are teased from … [Read more...]
History Matters: Treasures From the Stonnington Archives
The Stonnington History Centre staff have been working hard to create a display which showcases some of the fantastic items which are part of the SHC collection including photos, documents, objects … [Read more...]
Paper engineering exhibition – Adelaide
Paper engineering from the collections of the State Library of South Australia On display from 14 November 2015 to 27 March 2016 'Noah's Ark' Vojtech Kubasta, 196-?, Children's Literature … [Read more...]
The Making of Midnight Oil – exhibition
The Making of Midnight Oil is a straight-up rock ‘n roll exhibition that charts the Oil’s impact on Australian musical, political and cultural history. From their early development on the … [Read more...]
Theatrical traditions: stage and screen in Bendigo
LOOK AT THEATRE AND MOVIE EPHEMERA FROM GOLDEN BENDIGO. Western theatrical traditions came to Bendigo with fortune seekers in the 1850s. Since then, everything from amateur to professional, … [Read more...]