when: 31 January 2025 - 17 August 2025 | venue: National Library of Australia | cost: See event for details | address: Parkes Place West Parkes 2600 | website: https://library.gov.au
published: 28 Apr 2025, 5 min read
Enter the musical world of Stuart and Georgian Britain, a world of concert-going, music-makers and thinkers, of printers and publishers.
This exhibition at the National Library of Australia features exquisite and intriguing rare prints, rare books and manuscripts dating from seventeenth to early nineteenth century Britain. It will delight anyone interested in the history of music and the history and technology of books and printing.
This exhibition showcases highlights from the collection of musicologists and longstanding National Library patrons Dr Jamie Kassler and Dr Michael Kassler. Assembled over 50 years, their collection reflects their interests.
The exhibition is exclusive to Canberra.
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Enter the musical world of Stuart and Georgian Britain, a world of concert-going, music-makers and thinkers, of printers and publishers.
This exhibition at the National Library of Australia features exquisite and intriguing rare prints, rare books and manuscripts dating from seventeenth to early nineteenth century Britain. It will delight anyone interested in the history of music and the history and technology of books and printing.
This exhibition showcases highlights from the collection of musicologists and longstanding National Library patrons Dr Jamie Kassler and Dr Michael Kassler. Assembled over 50 years, their collection reflects their interests.
The exhibition is exclusive to Canberra.
Go see Exhibition - The Excellencies of Musick: Highlights from the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection 2025.
Exhibition - The Excellencies of Musick: Highlights from the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection 2025 is on 31 January 2025 - 17 August 2025. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Parkes. Call 02 6262 1111 for details. Visit their website at https://library.gov.au.
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