Discover some of the treasures and significant collections of the State Library of Queensland. Come back regularly to this area of the website as different collections and services are highlighted.
The Garage Gamer digital stories share the personal and professional successes of some of Queensland’s most significant figures in the games scene. Through their personal accounts, they reveal the important role that games play in both their lives and the impact they are having on millions of players around the world.
Watch the digital stories | Free exhibition & program of events
19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ. Explore the prized possessions as well as photo albums, planting journals, and other records of farm life of the Europeans who settled in the Darling Downs from 1839.
Visit our Grass Dukes and Shepherd Kings pages | Free exhibition & program of events
Freeman Brothers Studio, Arthur Hodgson, c.1855 Daguerreotype photograph, ACC: 28715 | Photographer unknown, Glengallan House, From "Views of Queensland" Photograph Album, c.1875 ACC: 6193;
The declaration by then Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen that Brisbane was to host the 1982 Commonwealth Games took place during a long period of struggle for land rights and self-determination by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Queensland.
View the online gallery | Free exhibition & program of events
Painted out are the words ‘Musgrave Park’ Image courtesy of Bob Weatherall | Matilda, Commonwealth Games 1982. Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, SLQ.
Thanks to the generous contribution of the Queensland Library Foundation, State Library of Queensland has acquired two amazing books detailing Captain Cook's voyages.
Closeup detail of A Journal of a Voyage round the World, in His Majesty’s ship Endeavour. In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770 and 1771; undertakes in pursuit of natural knowledge, at the desire of the Royal Society… attributed to James Magra, 1771. and Astronomical observations made in the voyages which were undertaken by order of his present Majesty, for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successfully performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, Tamer, Swallow, and Endeavour by William Wales.
The exhibition highlights original issues of The Cane Toad Times as the centrepiece of an unfolding cultural history created by a collective of individuals who sought to expose a hidden Brisbane.
3 Dec 2011 - 4 Mar 2012
Cane Toad Times: poking fun in a police state | Exhibition catalogue PDF
The Government is growing, circa 1978 Brisbane, Self-Management Organization, Socialist Action Group (Anarchist Tendency) Colour poster, 570 x 440m, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, HPT POL 162
An exhibition sharing contemporary and historical memories of Queensland's floods - making sense of the past and celebrating the spirit of recovery
7 Apr - 19 Aug 2012
Visit our Floodlines pages | Download the Floodlines app
Locals Nash St, Rosalie, 13 Jan 2011, Jason Starr.
An exhibition celebrating the breathtaking artistry behind some of the nation’s most treasured picture books from leading Australian illustrators.
3 Dec 2011 - 4 Mar 2012
Look! the art of Australian picture books today
Cover illustration from Isabella's garden by Glenda Millard and illustrated by Rebecca Cool. Illustrations copyrighted by Rebecca Cool. Reproduced by permission of Walker Books.
Metal As Anything showcases 30 years of intricate and endearing etchings by Townsville artist Ron McBurnie.
22 Sep - 25 Nov 2012
View the online gallery | Free exhibition & program of events
Ron McBurnie Washing the dog 2000, hard ground etching, roulette and aquatint 17 x 12 cm. Photo: Michael Marzik
Take a wider view of Queensland's 150 year history in this exhibition of landscapes and townscapes captured in their full panoramic glory.
Visit our Panoramic Queensland pages
Attributed to Charles Gow Simpson, Panorama of Coolangatta taken from the Catholic Church Grounds c.1920, original silver gelatin print, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Acc. 7844
An exhibition showcasing the diversity and vibrancy of historical and contemporary arts and culture of Torres Strait Islander Australians.
1 Jul - 23 Oct 2011
Luke Wenitong, Iama Island, 2011
Tea & Me is a unique collection of stories, memories, pictures and tea cups from contributors all over Queensland. The tea cups are on display on the Queensland Terrace, Level 2, State Library of Queensland.
Aunt Ruby's cup, donated by Glynne Liddy | Billy tea, donated by Ron and Karen Pedersen.
Unheard stories are given a voice in this powerful exhibition of scientific photographs and contemporary artworks, exploring the legacy of a 1938 anthropological expedition to Aboriginal communities.
6 Sep - 9 Dec 2012
Visit our Transforming Tindale pages | View the online gallery
Vernon Ah Kee, neither pride nor courage, 2006, 1 of 3, The James C. Sourris, AM, Collection, Gift of James C Sourris through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2007. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program
