In 2017 we found new and exciting ways to connect with our audiences through festivals, programs and special events. Here's a look back at some of the highlights.
The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2017?
The NFSA recently acquired a Polyorama Panoptique, a 19th century French optical toy.
This year, we're marking World Television Day on 21 November by sharing two recent ‘finds’ in the NFSA’s vast television collection.
Australia's first female lifesavers are being formally recognised for their service, more than 70 years after they patrolled Terrigal beach.
A winner with a big heart and a liking for sugar cubes - Phar Lap's story captivated the nation.
These 1930s Cinesound casting books form the heart of the NFSA and National Portrait Gallery collaborative exhibition, 'Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits'.
These 19th century photographic glass slides purport to show images of both the living and the dead.
Just before his 100th birthday, Eddie Vormister (1918–2024) contacted the NFSA about donating his homemade film projector and home cinema set-up.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.
