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Modernism was a cultural movement that influenced visual arts, architecture, music, literature and design in the first half of the twentieth century.

In the first of two blogs, learn about birth certificates, First Nations family history, electoral rolls, and cemetery records.

In our second blog, find out how to find information on births, deaths, addresses and property records.

A fascinating panel discussion that explored the issues faced by Australian women with Indian heritage.

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One of the world’s oldest music traditions that is still performed is the bunggul ceremony. This can be seen annually at the Garma Festival held in Gulkula, a sacred site in north-east Arnhem Land. The Garma Festival runs for four days and observes the traditions and customs of the Yolngu people.

The music collection contains over 300,000 musical scores and the largest collection of music research resources in Australia.

The Library has a diverse collection of materials documenting the history of Australian musical performance.

Learn about the Prepublication Data Service application process for publications of notated music.

The Library has the largest collection of sheet music in the country, with over 300,000 items. The bulk of the collection relates to Australian composers, performers and music publishing houses.

Author and poet Nam Le discussed his book '36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem' with local Canberra author and Artistic Director of the Canberra Writers Festival, Beejay Silcox.