01 June 2018–31 August 2018Dome at duskJoin us under the Dome at dusk for a series of specialist collection talks.Cost: Freebookings required
12 July 2018, 6:00pm–6:30pmDome at dusk: The search for the Great Southern LandFrom the ancient Greeks to James Cook, the European imagination was gripped by an unknown southern land that was thought to balance the northern hemisphere’s landmasses.Cost: Freebookings required
19 July 2018, 6:00pm–6:30pmDome at dusk: A trip to Cremorne GardensDiscover the sights and sounds of Cremorne Gardens, where 19th-century pleasure seekers were entertained with fireworks displays, modelled panoramas, large dance floors and Australia’s first hot-air balloon ascent.Cost: Freebooked out
26 July 2018, 6:00pm–7:00pmSunburnt Country: The history and future of climate change in AustraliaInvestigate Australia's climate history with Joëlle Gergis, author of Sunburnt country.Cost: Freebookings required
09 August 2018, 6:00pm–6:30pmDome at dusk: Charmian Clift and George JohnstonMeet husband and wife literary collaborators Charmian Clift and George Johnston, who in 1948 jointly won Australia’s then-richest literary prize.Cost: Freebookings required
12 August 2018, 2:00pm–3:00pmNational Science Week: Immersive science II – revealing the invisible universeState Library Victoria event live-streamed to various regional Victorian librariesCost: Freebookings required
23 August 2018, 6:00pm–6:30pmDome at dusk: Bushrangers before NedThe Kelly Gang may be Australia’s most famous bushrangers, but they weren’t the first.Cost: Freebooked out
31 August 2018, 7:30pm–9:00pmThe literary bodyEmbrace an evening of naturist spoken-word performances in response to famous feminist texts from Maude Davey, Krissy Kneen, Miss Jane Doe, Leisa Prowd and Frankie Valentine for Melbourne Writers FestivalCost: $30/$27 bookings required
