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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

Dr Michele Matthews on the Bendigo Regional Archives Centre

Discover the riches of the Bendigo Regional Archives Centre's collection in this Family History Feast 2017 talk delivered by Archives Officer, Dr...

16 Feb 2018 Duration: 29:44

Michelle P Brown on the art of the islands

Listen to a lecture by Professor Michelle P Brown on the art of the islands: Celtic, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon and Viking visual culture in Britain and...

31 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:04:06

2017 at State Library Victoria

It’s been a year to celebrate at State Library Victoria – here are some of our highlights.

19 Dec 2017 Duration: 00:36

Professor Patrick McGorry AO on Victoria's mental breakdown

Patrick McGorry discusss the breakdown and proposed reform of the mental health system in Victoria, in this 2017 Redmond Barry Lecture.

29 Nov 2017 Duration: 51:19

Bruce Pascoe on Aboriginal culture and history

Hear award-winning writer, editor and anthologist Bruce Pascoe deliver the 2017 Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture.

14 Nov 2017 Duration: 41:05

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 graphic 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

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