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Free exhibition Until 24 August 2025 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday slq Gallery, level 2

Recommended all ages Are you a keen explorer? Are you a master of puzzles? Then get excited and jump into our scavenger hunt. This interactive onsite experience gets you collecting clues and completing challenges to uncover top secret library spaces, learn remarkable history and culture and explore the incredible artworks unique to our building. Pop into the welcome desk on level 1 to start your adventure. Subscribe to be the first to know about our future events. No booking required for this free activity. QPAC’s Out of the Box Festival for under 8s returns from 17 – 22 June 2025 Whether your child enjoys music, storytelling, movement, or hands-on creative play, explore the program to discover the best performances, workshops, and free activities. Privacy information We respect your privacy. Personal information we collect is used only for our internal activities and functions (Libraries Act 1988 (Qld)) and will not be disclosed unless required by law. For more information, please read State Library's privacy statement.

Join us for a special NAIDOC Week screening at State Library Wash My Soul In The River’s Flow is a cinematic reinvention of a legendary concert that goes behind the scenes, and onto the stage to discover the story of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter told in song. The film covers the conceptualization, rehearsals and performance of the 2004 concert Kura Tungar, and is an autobiographical account of shared lives, covering the Stolen Generation, rootlessness, return to Country and the path to reconciliation through song and spoken word. Stirring and uplifting, it’s a documentary that uplifts the soul without shying away from the occasional darkness of the trail that leads to higher ground. Duration: 90 min Rating: PG Mild themes and incidental coarse language Location: Auditorium 1, level 2, State Library of Queensland Cost: Free, Eventbrite bookings essential This film may contain images, voices, or names of deceased individuals.