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Past exhibitions | National Library of Australia (NLA)

Past exhibitions

Participants in the 1995 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade carry large, colourful, abstract posters, flags and sculptures. The scene is set at night with vibrant shapes, patterns, and faces on display.

William Yang, Abstract colour designs on parade float, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, 1985, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136925205

William Yang's Mardi Gras
26 Jun - 01 Dec 2024 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

Step into the world of William Yang in this special collection-in-focus display showcasing 24 compelling images from Sydney Mardi Gras festivals between 1981 and 2003.

Treasures Gallery
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Image grid featuring (clockwise) Dawn Fraser, Warwick Capper, Shane Warne and Louise Sauvage

Images (left to right): David Moore, Portrait of Dawn Fraser, Melbourne, 1963 (detail), nla.obj-140402089 [left hand upper]; Serena Ovens, Portrait of Louise Sauvage, 1996 paralympian (detail), nla.obj-136368441 [left hand lower]; Bruce Howard, Sydney's Warwick Capper taking a spectacular mark over Mick Martin of the Kangaroos in a game at the MCG on Anzac Day, 1991 (detail), nla.obj-148148262; Steve Holland, Australian cricketer Shane Warne holding a cricket ball and stump at the end of the Fourth Test of the Ashes Series, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 2006 (detail), nla.obj-137980452.

Grit & Gold: Tales from a Sporting Nation
09 Jun 2023 - 28 Jan 2024 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

Great sporting moments make great stories.

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A windmill stands in a paddock surrounded by dry, yellow grass. Lake George in New South Wales is visible in the background.

Joyce Evans, Windmill on Lake George, New South Wales, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-153304178

Joyce Evans
04 Apr - 03 Dec 2023 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

This collection-in-focus display contained highlights from the Library’s Joyce Evans Archive.

Treasures Gallery
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A person on a skateboard is in the air. Two people in the bottom right hand corner are looking up at him. One of them is wearing a cardboard crown. The background is a blue sky with white clouds.

Dave Tacon, Australian Renton Millar, world champion professional skateboarder, performs a method air above a half pipe ramp, before a crowd of young onlookers at Prahran, Victoria, 8 April 2009, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137927722, courtesy Dave Tacon

Viewfinder: Photography from the 1970s to Now
16 Sep 2022 - 30 Apr 2023 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

This exhibition took a unique look at the journey of Australian documentary photography over the last five decades.

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Costume designs for Cochenille, Spalanzani and Guests from 'The Tales of Hoffmann', State Opera of South Australia 1982

Kenneth Rowell, Costume designs for Cochenille, Spalanzani and Guests (detail), The Tales of Hoffmann, State Opera of South Australia 1982, Kenneth Leslie Rowell Costume Design Archive (Pictures), nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6938134

Kenneth Rowell: Designer for the Stage
29 Jun 2022 - 02 Apr 2023 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

This collection-in-focus display highlighted the work of Melbourne-born painter and designer Kenneth Rowell.

Treasures Gallery
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The front podium and colonnade of the National Library of Australia, taken on an angle. On the podium are three huge letters: an 'N', an 'L' and an 'A'. The letters have large photographs on them.
Take a look
01 Apr - 30 Sep 2022 | 12:00am - 12:00am

Three giant letters were installed in the front of the Library entrance.

Podium
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Sir Robert Helpmann as Oberon

Houston Rogers, Portrait of Sir Robert Helpmann as Oberon, 1954, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136330433

On Stage: Spotlight on Our Performing Arts
04 Mar - 14 Aug 2022 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

There’s no business like show business, and this exhibition brings Australia’s performing arts history into the limelight.

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archived exhibitions
Exhibitions 2020-2021
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

Explore our exhibitions from 2020 and 2021, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

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archived exhibitions
Exhibitions 2015-2019
01 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2019 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

Explore our exhibitions from 2020 and 2021, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

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archived exhibitions
Exhibitions 2010-2014
01 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2014 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

Explore our exhibitions from 2020 and 2021, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

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archived exhibitions
Exhibitions 2000-2009
01 Jan 2000 - 31 Dec 2009 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

A list of our exhibitions held from 2000 to 2009.

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archived exhibitions
Exhibitions 1992-1999
01 Jan 1992 - 31 Dec 1999 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

A list of our exhibitions held from 1992 to 1999.

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