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The White Hat Guide to the State Library of Victoria
The State Library in Swanston Street is always worth a visit, and particularly since the refurbishment of the dome in the main reading room has been completed. Built in 1856, this is one of Melbourne's architectural treasures, surrounded by lawns, terraces & statuary. Free introductory tours (Mon-Fri & 1st & 3rd Sat of the month 2pm) & a free Arts Video Program, showing opera, classical concerts & art documentaries from the Library's extensive holdings (Tue & Wed 12pm). Out the front stands Melbourne's famous judge, Sir Redmond Barry (of Ned Kelly fame) trying to preserve his dignity with a pigeon on his head and the remains of a museum sinking into the footpath ahead of him. He deserves his place as he was one of the original founders of this great public institution. Over the road at the Working Men's College (now RMIT), another great Victorian benefactor, Francis Ormond, must also feel a sense of pride and bewilderment at the passing parade in the city that he helped to shape. Inside the library, you may be able to detect the small fossils in the marble stairway. This helps remind us that this building originally served as library, art gallery and museum. The library buildings also contains the La Trobe Library - the important historical Australian collection of books and manuscripts (see our newsletter of 430 April 2004). It also contains two galleries - the Keith Murdoch Gallery and the Cowen Gallery. Free one-hour tours are available: Mon-Fri 2pm, Sat 2pm (first and third Saturday of the month) - 9669 9067 Also a free Arts Video Program showing opera, classical concerts and arts documentaries from the Library's extensive holdings. (Tue & Wed 12pm) Mon-Thur 10am-9pm, Fri-Sun 10am-6pm State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston Street
Mon - Thur 10am - 9pm, Fri - Sun 10am - 6pm
Closed on public holidays
Tel: (03) 8644 7000
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The 7th Australian and New Zealand
Rare Books Summer School
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An intensive set of courses curated by experts in their field. Streams
include:
- ‘Artists’ books, zines and other collaborative ventures’
- ‘Botanical riches: the art of the book’
- ‘Ephemera: a collector’s key to the history of books’
- ‘The poetics of printing on the iron hand-press’
Full details and registration at
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6th to 17th February 2012 |
State Library of Victoria
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Cost $750 |
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