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Making a simple illuminated letter

On 19 February, Gemma Black led a workshop on illuminated manuscripts taking inspiration from books in Handwritten. Based in Hobart, Gemma is an internationally-distinguished calligrapher, Churchill Fellow, and Honoured Fellow of the prestigious Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society, United Kingdom. … Continue reading

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The Handwritten Ensemble

For musicians, the Handwritten exhibition offered a rare, and treasured, opportunity; to see fifteen of the most celebrated pieces in the Western canon – pieces we have spent our lives performing, studying and listening to with such great pleasure – … Continue reading

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Handwritten closes

When Handwritten closed at midnight last night – we extended opening hours for the last weekend – 73,000 visitors had passed through the Exhibition Gallery. This is a wonderful result and makes this the third most popular show ever at … Continue reading

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Handwritten and Enlighten

As part of the Canberra Festival, the Library is participating in ENLIGHTEN, a magical program of events on the 2,3,9,&10 March. Activities will include spectacular lighting projections and entry to Handwritten and the Treasures Gallery until 11 pm. See the … Continue reading

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Junior Music Makers

For many visitors to Handwritten over the past few months, the exhibition’s music manuscript section has been a highlight. We had expected that interest in this section would not just be confined to the adults, and so organised a school … Continue reading

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Upcoming events

If you’re reading this post today (Thursday 2nd Feb) it’s not too late to book for a fascinating lecture being held at the Library tonight. Margaret Manion, one of Australia’s pre-eminent Art Historians, is speaking tonight about the Medieval manuscripts … Continue reading

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Handwritten at night

We’ve got an exciting program of events for Handwritten starting in the next few weeks. From Thursday 19 January Handwritten will be open until 9pm on Thursday nights. Coinciding with the late night openings is a night time program full … Continue reading

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