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The Dome reading room of State Library Victoria showing the upper level balconies, and rows of desk fanning out from the centre, all bathed in a pink light.
21 Aug

Library Up Late X Now or Never

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Exploring the concept of ‘future memories’, this special edition of Library Up Late transforms State Library Victoria into a space where fragments of the past converge with speculative futures. Through installations, sonic interventions, pop-up performances and participatory experiences, audiences are invited to consider how memory shifts, evolves and shapes what comes next.

Gain exclusive after-hours access to State Library Victoria’s latest exhibition and experience the building in a different rhythm – where forgotten moments resurface, new technologies intersect with history, and the present begins to feel like a memory in the making.

From moments of quiet reflection to unexpected encounters and late-night energy, Library Up Late x Now or Never is an invitation to imagine the histories we are creating for the future.

Part of Now or Never.

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Fri 21 Aug
  • 7.30pm - 10.30pm 7:30pm - 10:30pm

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State Library Victoria
328 Swanston St
Melbourne 3000

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From $27 to $39

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  • telephone number: 03 9658 9658
  • email address: nowornever@melbourne.vic.gov.au
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

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