Members Hour: Caroline Simpson Library
Love in the Library: A Valentine’s Viewing at the Caroline Simpson Library.
Where could you buy a cupid-themed mirror in Sydney in 1914? What was considered an appropriate wedding gift for a couple in 1900? Where did couples find out about the rules and etiquette for courtship in the 1840s? And how many romantic postcards can you send without a reply before you realise she’s not the one?
Traces of love, in all its forms, can be found throughout the library collection. Members will have the chance to view rare books, sheet music collections, trade catalogues, photographs and personal archives that explore the themes of love, romance and courtship.
Celebrate all things amorous for Valentine’s Day with Collections Discovery Assistant Mel Flyte in a romantically themed Members Hour in the Caroline Simpson Library.
Members Hour provides members with exclusive access at our properties.
Bookings essential.
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Caroline Simpson Library
The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000- Cafe
- Wheelchair accessible
- Thursday 13 February 10am–11am
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Exploring the Augusto Lorenzini archive
Assistant Research Curator Anna Stewart-Yates reflects on discoveries and questions raised by months spent cataloguing the archive of Augusto Lorenzini, 19th-century decorator of vanished Sydney interiors. The archive is now fully catalogued and can be explored online
Carpet Manufacturers Limited
Carpet Manufacturers Limited operated one of the first Australian factories to design, dye and weave high-quality carpets locally
Diana Luxton Messara: public interior designer
The Diana Luxton Messara Archive, generously donated by the designer herself, contains drawings, plans, textile designs, photographs, correspondence, publications, sample boards and personal papers spanning more than five decades
Fatshaudi commissioned works
We commissioned a range of musicians to create new compositions for Dream Feast in response to sheet music held in the Caroline Simpson Library Collection. One of the musicians, Fatshaudi (Brisbane-based producer Rachael Ryan), shares her experience