Alert

Dome levels 4 and 5 will be closed to the public from Monday 13 May to Friday 24 May. Visit our refreshed World of the Book exhibition from Saturday 25 May.

Filter by type

Browse by tags

History & politics52 Collection insights43 Exhibitions36 Australian history32 Artists & writers30 art26 Family History Feast25 Popular culture18 art & design18 Culture17 world of the book17 printmaking15 WWI14 literature14 military13 world of the book13 Family history13 war13 architecture13 illustration13 Big ideas under the dome12 performance12 State Library Victoria12 family history feast11 Rome: Piranesi's vision11 Australian history11 children's books11 Giovanni Battista Piranesi11 books11 rare books9 History of the book8 creative fellows8 human rights7 creative fellows7 Victorian history7 family history7 Writing the war7 music7 Library collections6 library6 education6 fellowships6 library fellowships6 Poetry Slam6 digital technology6 artists' books6 Foxcroft Lecture6 literature6 cultural history6 social justice5 poetry5 Melbourne5 WWII5 Exhibition talks & tours5 Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5 library fellowships4 one object many stories4 indigenous people4 culture4 author in conversation4 foxcroft lecture4 Library collections4 history4 Redmond Barry lecture4 author in conversation4 journalism4 Redmond Barry Lecture4 Multicultural history4 performance4 poetry slam4 artists and writers4 collections3 gender issues3 Gusto!3 history of the book3 culinary history3 persian manuscripts3 genealogy3 victorian history3 food3 velvet iron ashes3 Artists' books3 Making Public Histories3 Ned Kelly3 exhibitions3 Environment3 storytelling3 Collection insights3 White Night3 youth literature3 literacy3 Don Grant Lecture3 Indigenous people2 interior design2 health2 victoria gallery2 books2 diaries and manuscripts2 family history records2 social justice2 graphic design2 web2 sport2 foreign policy2 popular culture2 australian literature2 India2 national security2 Gallipoli2 world war one2 victoria gallery2 Fromelles2 Journalism2 rare books2 spoken word2 Indigenous Australians2 design2 art2 food2 Law2 book printing2 Ned Kelly2 fellowship2 music2 Exhibitions & tours2 library fellows2 State Library of Victoria2 velvet iron ashes2 pop culture2

Browse our audio and video

for: History & politics

Sort by:

Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'Ruins in a Villa of Domitian'

Colin Holden discusses how the ruined villa in this print by Piranesi represents the folly of unrestrained power.

23 Mar 2014 Duration: 02:51

Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'View of the Customs House'

Colin Holden provides insights into the activities of the people portrayed in this Piranesi print.

23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:27

Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'View of St Paul Outside-the-Walls'

Colin Holden points out the visitors Piranesi brings to life in his print of this pilgrimage church.

23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:51

Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'Temple of Antoninus and Faustina'

Colin Holden contrasts the Grand Tourists and beggars seen in this print by Piranesi.

23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:36

Colin Holden on Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Portrait

Colin Holden notes how this portrait of Piranesi as an ancient Roman reflected Piranesi's values.

23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:07

Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'Outlet of Lake Albano'

Colin Holden explains how Piranesi’s exaggerated scale celebrates the ancient Romans’ engineering work.

23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:01

Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'View of the Quirinal Palace Square'

In this video, Colin Holden suggests that classical and 18th-century worlds are compared in this print by Piranesi.

23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:56

Colin Holden on Printmaking in Piranesi's time

Colin Holden outlines the skill and artistry Giovanni Battista Piranesi brought to his printmaking.

23 Mar 2014 Duration: 12:22

Darren Watson on 'behind barbed wire'

Watch Darren Watson speaks about researching enemy Prisoner of War and internee records, during Family History Feast 2013.

25 Sep 2013 Duration: 43:45

Showing 36 out of 49 results