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Clement Meadmore and the modernist wave

Hear from a select panel of design experts as they reflect on Clement Meadmore’s enduring impact on Australian design.

7 Feb 2019 Duration: 01:02:04

Joelle Gergis on our sunburnt country

In this audio discussion, Dr Joëlle Gergis looks at the long-term history of Australian climate variability.

26 Jul 2018 Duration: 42:04

Ruth Pullin on Eugene von Guérard

Watch a short video of Ruth Pullin discussing the work of colonial landscape painter, Eugene von Guérard.

28 Mar 2018 Duration: 02:01

Michelle P Brown on the art of the islands

Listen to a lecture by Professor Michelle P Brown on Celtic, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon and Viking visual culture in Britain and Ireland.

31 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:04:06

In the studio with artist Rick Amor

Artist Rick Amor explains why he's gifted his vast print archive to State Library Victoria.

13 Nov 2017 Duration: 02:01

One object, many stories: Matchbox labels

Hear an expert panel discuss the striking design and cultural context of the Library's collection of mid-century Japanese matchbox labels.

9 Nov 2017 Duration: 54:56

Behind the scenes of 'World of the book'

See a short time-lapse video of the installation of the Library's 'World of the book' exhibition in the iconic Dome Galleries.

7 Nov 2017 Duration: 00:35

Author in-conversation: Robert La Nauze

Listen to author Robert La Nauze talk with Graeme Davison about the work of colonial cabinet makers George Thwatites and sons.

24 Aug 2017 Duration: 33:22

Charlie Farrugia on PROV land records

Hear an overview of PROV's land records in this insightful talk by Charlie Farrugia, presented during Family History Feast 2017.

21 Aug 2017 Duration: 57:16

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