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Rare Book Week: Photobooks from the Rare Books Collection

Date
25 July 2024, 12:00pm12:45pm
25 July 2024, 5:00pm5:45pm
CostFree
Bookings Bookings required
Location Collection Viewing Room
Meet at the Swanston Street Welcome Zone

Explore the evolution of the contemporary photobook at State Library Victoria during Rare Book Week.

From its early beginnings in the 19th century through to the present day, photobooks can shed a unique light on how photographers, book designers and publishers collaborate to build a visual narrative.

See how these narratives are brought to life by some of the photobooks held within our Rare Books Collection in this exclusive viewing.

Book your tickets now.

 

About Melbourne Rare Book Week

Rare Book Week is an annual, Melbourne-wide program of free talks and events that celebrate the importance of books, literacy and literature in our lives. It has become a key event in literary Melbourne’s calendar since 2012.

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