18 Jun – 31 Dec

Exhibition and Back-of-House Guided Tour

Name: Exhibition and Back-of-House Guided Tour
Start: 2026-06-18
End: 2026-12-31
Location: State Library Victoria

With more than 4.5 million objects to choose from, where does the Library start for an exhibition? What treasures lie underneath the Library's Dome?

Guided by State Library Victoria storytellers, gain exclusive insight into Rebel Heart: Love letters and other declarations, an exciting new display exploring love through the Library’s extraordinary archive of soul-baring letters, intimate diaries and rare manuscripts, amplified in powerful new music commissions.

Descend underneath the iconic Dome as you are led into key collection spaces usually off-limits to the public, unlocking treasures dating back to the 1800s.

Learn about how the Library’s grand gallery spaces hold incredible collections of love stories – woven through the displays of people, places and communities that have shaped Victoria.

Date	Times
Thu 18 Jun	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 25 Jun	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 2 Jul	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 9 Jul	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 16 Jul	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 23 Jul	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 30 Jul	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 6 Aug	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 13 Aug	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 20 Aug	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 27 Aug	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 3 Sep	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 10 Sep	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 17 Sep	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 24 Sep	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 1 Oct	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 8 Oct	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 15 Oct	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 22 Oct	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 29 Oct	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 5 Nov	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 12 Nov	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 19 Nov	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 26 Nov	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 3 Dec	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 10 Dec	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 17 Dec	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 24 Dec	9:15am - 10:15am
Thu 31 Dec	9:15am - 10:15am