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Host Jamila Rizvi, a woman wearing a tweed jacket standing in front of a desk in the State Library Victoria domed reading room.

Salon After D’Arc: The Gift of Heartbreak

Is it truly better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?

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Winter Special Meditation Class

Weekly meditation class with complementary snacks this winter until the end of August.

Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing 18th-century military dress.

The Jacobite Court in Exile with Dr Matthew Martin

A lecture exploring the Scottish royal dynasty in exile in 18th-century Europe.

Anna Goldsworthy, a middle-aged woman wearing a black top, her arms are resting on a bench in front of her, she has shoulder length brown hair.

Melbourne Conversations: The God We Made

Author and musician Anna Goldsworthy discusses the threat and promise of artificial intelligence.

A diamond Cartier tiara.

Talks Club: Exploring NGV’s Cartier Exhibition

Discover the history behind iconic Cartier jewels in this talk.

A man in a dark denim shirt standing with his arms crossed and smiling, a gallery behind him.

My Special Place: An Evening of Storytelling

Hear a remarkable line-up of First Nations writers and artists share their stories.

A social gathering with three people interacting, focused on literature and wine; the image has a purple filter over it with a blue circle overlaid in the centre.

Q-Lit Festival: Words & Wine

Four wildly different queer storytellers are paired with four fantastic local wines.

View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River

Shut Up and Write

Writing is often treated as something you do alone. An alternative: write alongside others.

Head-shot of Alan Joyce, a prominent middle-aged businessman, he wears glasses, a white shirt and a dark suit jacket.

Alan Joyce in Conversation

A discussion with Alan Joyce–one of Australia’s most successful and scrutinised business leaders.

View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River

Alice Oseman: Heartstopper Forever

The creator of Heartstopper talks love, heartbreak, friendship and bringing the series to its close.

A protest banner from the 1960s with the slogan 'Migrants for Aboriginal Rights' and people marching underneath it.

Book Launch: Researching Migration on Indigenous Lands

A book launch exploring migration, identity and Indigenous sovereignty in contemporary Australia.

A sketch of Jane Austin with an enlargement of jewellery next to her.

Talks Club: Georgian Jewels and the Georgian House

Discover the jewellery and social history that defined one of Britain's most influential periods.

Black and white photograph of the founder of the Tough Guy Bookish Club, Shay Leighton, drinking a beer and smiling slightly.

Tough Guy Bookish Club

Come together for an afternoon of rowdy, bookish conversation.

Portrait of trade unionist and writer, Oscar Kaspi-Crutchett.

Understanding the Rise of the Far-Right in Australia

Join a panel of experts exploring the drivers behind the rise of far-right movements in Australia.

Four people smiling and talking to each other, seated in armchairs; the image is two-toned, with a blue circle over a pink filter.

Q-Lit Festival: Masterclass Get Your Hot Take Published

Gain insider knowledge on writing and pitching for magazines and journals.

A digital rendering representing the concept of balanced intellect, with a brain on one side of a set of scales balanced with a small illuminated box on the other side, in a library setting.

Against Intelligence

This lecture explores the questions we should be asking about today’s AI.

Red and yellow moulded desserts on antique plates.

Collecting and Using Culinary Moulds with Diana Morgan AM

In this presentation, Diana will share her passion for collecting culinary moulds.

A crowd of seated people from the back, all looking towards the front of a room, one person clapping; the image is tinted with a purple filter and there is a large turquoise circle superimposed over the image.

Q-Lit Festival: The Darkroom

Expect an atmospheric, red-lit evening of steamy stories that leave nothing to the imagination.

A Regency-era oil painting of raw seafood and vegetables, including three different types of fish, a crab and carrots.

Eating and Drinking in the English Regency

Meat, drink and be wary: Join Jennifer Kloester for a lecture on the realities of Regency dining.

Portrait of Sir Salman Rushdie with his hand to his chin, wearing glasses, an aubergine vest and grey shirt.

An Evening with Sir Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie returns to Melbourne to discuss the transformative power of literature.