National Library of Australia

Exhibition: Treasures Gallery

From maps and books to manuscripts, photographs, paintings and ephemera, the Treasures Gallery is where you can see highlights from the National Library’s collection.

Exhibitions

Event Details

Category

Exhibitions

Event Starts

Jan 1, 2024 09:00

Event Ends

Dec 31, 2025 17:00

Add to Calendar 01/01/2024 12:00 AM 12/31/2025 12:00 AM Australia/Melbourne Exhibition: Treasures Gallery From maps and books to manuscripts, photographs, paintings and ephemera, the Treasures Gallery is where you can see highlights from the National Library’s collection.
Venue

National Library of Australia

Location

Parkes Place West, Parkes ACT, Australia

The Treasures Gallery showcases the extraordinary holdings of the National Library of Australia. Their vast collection is primarily composed of documentary resources of national significance relating to Australia and the Australian people.

Highlights of the latest display include:

  • Alexis Wright’s novel Praiseworthy (2023)
  • a recently acquired wall map of Asia from the early 1600s
  • a display about the 1967 Referendum featuring Jessie Street and Faith Bandler
  • a copy of the iconic children’s novel Seven Little Australians (1894).