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- Damian Patrick Loves-Becksy — 5 starFor me, the State Library is officially
one of my Happy Places. - Ruth Chapman — 5 starIf I'm showing people around the city I always take them to the SLV. If I'm in the city by myself, I always go to the SLV. What's not to love about a beautiful building stuffed full of art and books and history?
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Explore almost 100km of archives at Public Record Office Victoria
Friday night plans? The open air skating rink in Richmond is getting rave reviews (1910-20).
Today we received one of the world’s great rare book collections from the late John Emmerson Q.C. An Oxford physicist and later a Melbourne barrister, John Emmerson dedicated over 40 years to amassing one of the most significant collections of early modern printed books and pamphlets in the world. The extraordinary collection encompasses more than 5000 rare printed books spanning over 400 years including one owned by King Charles I. From September 2015, a selection of items will go on display in the Mirror of the World exhibition, in our Dome galleries.
"His legs are measured to see that they are neither too long nor too short for an aeroplane cockpit." Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs, ca. 1941.
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Today we’re remembering photographer Captain Linnaeus Tripe who was born 193 years ago this week. Between 1854 and 1860, he produced an unprecedented series of photographs documenting the landscape, sites and monuments of south India and Burma (now Myanmar). We hold an amazing collection of these prints which have been digitised and available to view online. Made from paper negatives, they are some of the best examples of early photography.
Did you attend the Children's Book Festival this year? You might recognise some of these colourful scenes by designer and illustrator Allison Colpoys.
This mourning brooch was made in the 1840s after the death of Geelong sheep farmer Miss Anne Drysdale. It is made from gold and woven human hair. Find out more about the story behind this very special object at this free lecture with Creative Fellow and author Kaz Cooke.
Access any issue of US Vogue from 1892 to today or browse through textile and fashion collections from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art using the Berg Fashion Library with your trusty Vic State Library card.
While working on her series of Peter Rabbit books, Beatrix Potter visited the Victoria and Albert Museum’s National Art Library in London for inspiration. Today, that Library holds the world’s largest collection of Potter’s correspondence, manuscripts and artwork, including this original 1901 edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. You can see this edition here on display as part of our new exhibition 'Inspiration by Design'.
