Exhibition: Treasures Gallery

Treasures Gallery at the National Library of Australia. Photo: National Library of Australia.

While the Library’s collection has millions of books, they also collect other items. From maps and books to manuscripts, photographs, paintings and ephemera, the Treasures Gallery is where you can find highlights from the physical and digital collection. In the Gallery you will find answers to popular questions, such as: ‘where are the books?’ and ‘what is Trove?’.

The Treasures Gallery showcases the extraordinary holdings of the National Library of Australia. Their vast collection is primarily made up of documentary resources and is the largest collection about Australia and the Australian people in the world.

Highlights of the latest display include:

• Behind-the-scenes videos showcasing our stacks and collection care and digitisation work
• Pages from William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice from the First Folio (1623)
• A cedar bookcase carved by poet Dorothea Mackellar
• A tactile map of Australia embossed with Braille script
• Photographs from the nation’s photo album including images of Diwali celebrations, balls, share house residents, and the 27 brides over 64 years who wore the Lockhart family’s wedding veil
• A display of The Wiggles’ websites from 1997 to today from the Australian Web Archive.

The Treasures Gallery includes labels for children.

The Details

What: Exhibition: Treasures Gallery
When: Daily from 9am to 5pm, except Christmas Day and Good Friday
Where: Treasures Gallery, National Library of Australia (Parkes Place – Canberra ACT 2600)
Cost: Free entry, no booking required. More info via National Library.