Queensland Memory Awards

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View our opening hours, spaces to visit and more practical information to make the most of your visit.

What's on

Cut Copy

Remember the music, the locations, the attitude and the style through extensive music poster and handbill collections.

World Science Festival 2021

Tomorrow till Sun 28 Mar
9am–5pm
State Library is playing host to a range of curious encounters with science, the arts and technology.

Deadly Threads: Where did you get that shirt?

Sat 27 Mar – Sun 15 Aug
10am–5pm
Coming soon, a new showcase examining Indigenous shirts – born from protests in the 1970s and becoming mainstays in wardrobes across Australia.

State Library blog

We’re all born as scientists – start exploring! World Science Festival Brisbane starts this month…

Just two short years ago and exactly one week before Harmony Day, the world witnessed…

21 March is celebrated as Harmony Day in Australia, but the rest of the world…

India remains the most invaded territory on earth. From Mughals to the British Raj, it…

Thirty-eight black and white prints by Graham Burstow, documenting the outdoor social life of the…

The United Nations proclaims 20 March as the International Day of Happiness, recognising the relevance…

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