Explore our exhibitions from 2020 and 2021, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

A list of our exhibitions held from 2000 to 2009.

A list of our exhibitions held from 1992 to 1999.

Explore our exhibitions from 2020 and 2021, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

Sport is a storytelling machine. And for Australians that machine is prolific. The Australian popular imagination is crowded with stories drawn from sporting contests.

In many homes in Australia, you will find a bookcase, a mantelpiece or a shelf with a display of family photographs. These small intimate galleries chronicle the individuals, both young and old, who populate the family tree, sometimes the images reach back two or three generations.

Step into the world of William Yang in this special collection-in-focus display showcasing 24 compelling images from Sydney Mardi Gras festivals between 1981 and 2003.

There is magic and possibility when people gather to be entertained, challenged, moved, transported or uplifted by a story told in real time, through sound and movement.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Mabo decision, the Library invited Gail Mabo, Eddie’s daughter, to select material for display to mark this landmark moment in Australian legal history.

There’s no business like show business, and this exhibition brings Australia’s performing arts history into the limelight.