Online Exhibitions
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100 not out A century of Queensland sporting memories honouring 48 of the state's sporting achievers and six of the most memorable Queensland sporting moments over the past century. The exhibition is touring Queensland as part of the Queensland Arts Council's (new window http://www.qac.org.au) touring program. |
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The 200km City : From Noosa to the Tweed An online exhibition discussing various issues related to the growth and development along Queensland's south east coastal strip. Links to resources in the State Library that showcase the 200km City. |
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Across the Coral Sea A photographic exhibition based on historical images from the John Oxley Library, portraying the way in which Australian South Sea Islanders arrived, lived and worked in Queensland in the nineteenth century. |
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Child's Play Over 1,000 photographs of children from the 1890s to the 1920s. Includes classroom resources for educators and students, some of which are linked to the Queensland Studies of Society and Environment syllabus. |
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A Gift of Presence Words and images about reconciliation, plus learning activities and student worksheets suitable for middle primary, upper primary and secondary/adult students. |
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Historical Maps Collection Selected maps from this collection dating back to the mid-1500s. |
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Johnstone Gallery Archive Commemorates one of Brisbane's most influential art galleries which operated between 1950 and 1972. The Gallery's archive consists of scrap books, photograph albums, correspondence files, catalogues of some of the exhibitions and artists' biographies. |
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Looking Back Searchable database of 250 colour images of Queensland places and people, taken between the 1950s and the 1980s, from the pictorial collection of the John Oxley Library. |
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Queensland Stories Digital stories linked to the following themes: arriving, living, holidaying or leaving Queensland. |
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The Rawson Archive Images of an Australian pioneer family in nineteenth century north Queensland. |
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Virtual book Experience turning the pages of the shipboard diary of Maria Steley. Fifteen year old Maria Steley kept a diary during her voyage from England to Brisbane in 1863–1864 on board the “Ariadne”. |
Queensland Digital Library - not strictly speaking an exhibition, this is a searchable database of more than 25,000 images of Queensland cultural heritage resources including photographs, manuscripts and music scores.
More Online Exhibitions
A comprehensive listing of online exhibitions made available by libraries across Australia is available at the Australian Libraries Gateway site. (new window http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/resource/ex.html)
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the federal government's Cultural Gifts Program (new window http://www.dcita.gov.au/cgp/anniversary.html), which enriches cultural institutions across the nation.
Last updated: 26th September 2005
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