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

Great sporting moments make great stories.

Explore the journeys that have shaped our nation’s history in this exhibition.

Stories of migration are very much part of our national experience.

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.

Our Oral History collection includes recordings of original and traditional compositions performed by migrants, refugees and their descendants.

This collection-in-focus display contained highlights from the Library’s Joyce Evans Archive.

This collection-in-focus display highlighted the work of Melbourne-born painter and designer Kenneth Rowell.

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.

Uncover Australia's performing arts history with On Stage.