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Our guided walks are the perfect way to experience the very best of the Garden over a 1.5-hour stroll

Find you inner peace amidst the hustle of the city

Welcoming space for women from diverse backgrounds.

A journey through Chile’s wild frontiers. An exploration of its most remote landscapes.

Explore the world of opera in these delightful weekly talks abundantly illustrated with audio and visual excerpts

Learn about stroke and who's at risk

How to improve your brain health and get it working at its best

Public Lectures by Virginia Handel and Major Paul Handel RFD (retd) for the Military History Society of New South Wales

According to Greek mythology, Heracles’ first labour was to slay the Nemean Lion.

Sit in a chair in a beautiful park and argue with the ratbags, or get onto a ladder and be one

Award-winning author Anna Funder live on stage, revealing the stories behind the stories.

Acclaimed new horror film ‘Leviticus’ + live Q&A with director Adrian Chiarella and star Joe Bird

A conversation about the Library’s vital family history research, including the ethics and challenges that arise.

Free talk by GambleAware

Many jobs, one calling

Screening of ‘Common Wealth’ with live Q&A with director Kane Guglielmi and Senator David Pocock

What is Community Housing? How does it differ from public housing? Who are the CHPs and what experience do they bring?

Nedd Brockmann brings a special fundraising event to the Sydney Opera House

Learn how behind-the-scenes expertise shapes how library collections are organised, discovered and understood.

Join us for our monthly series where artists share stories in conversation with Danny Gardner.

Professor Hans Pols explores the origins of community mental health in Australia.

The silver wave is coming. It doesn't care if you're 25 or 85. What does it mean for you?

Sydney Premiere of the award-winning documentary ‘Our Warrior’ followed by a panel with Uncle Robbie Thorpe

Free information session

Sydney's most popular stand-up comedy course. We train hundreds in comedy each year. Improve your storytelling!

How do we predict weather and climate, and why aren't forecasts better? Can AI help?

Discover Ralph Clark’s deeply personal First Fleet journal and the questions it raises.

Be among the first to see ‘Silenced’ ahead of its national cinema release at Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace.

National Science Week

Join daughter of Holocaust survivors, Freda Widawski, in conversation with interviewer Michaela Kalowski

After all their lies, what happens next?

Be informed - Cybre Protection and Cybre Warfare Lecture + an Enigma Machine Demonstration

National Science Week

Celebrate City of Sydney Archives 50th anniversary with a look into the rich history of Kings Cross and surrounds.

Hear how the Library is meeting the new challenges and opportunities of safeguarding the born-digital archival record.

Come along to this free talk by Hearing Matters Australia

In Conversation w Duncan McNab & Michael Duffy

Without the shackles of arbitrary life rules, who are we and what can we become?

The Australia Institute

Curator-led tour of Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir, MCA's major winter exhibition

Free information session

Join us for the launch of All Heart, the definitive memoir of one of Australia’s greatest sporting heroes.

Join Suzie Miller this September to celebrate the release of her highly anticipated novel, Inter Alia.

Curious unpacks the ideas shaping headlines, sparking debate and changing the way we see the world.

A critical exploration of First Nations engagement with archives, and the work of re-reading and reframing collections.

ARIA Award winning legend Katie Noonan launches her new album Alone but all one – a collaboration with Trent Dalton

Ryan Holiday on stoicism for the modern world

Come along to this free talk from Inside Out Recovery

An evening with Richard Dawkins on the legacy of ‘The Selfish Gene’

Discover why public libraries matter more than ever as AI and digital technologies reshape their role.