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

Browse our audio and video

for: art

Sort by:

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

Sarah Bodman presents the work of book artists

Enter the always creative and sometimes strange world of the book artist with Senior Research Fellow Sarah Bodman.

8 May 2012 Duration: 41:07

Richard Ovenden on book arts in the 21st century

Danger, book alert! In the age of the iPad, eBook and Kindle, are books dead?

15 Feb 2011 Duration: 55:28

Showing 18 out of 26 results