Film curator Tara Marynowsky looks at a preserved collection of 16mm home movies of Wirth's Circus and the family that ran it.

This collection celebrates Australia's rich history of circus and carnival performers.

This 8mm footage of Wirth's Circus was shot by unknown American tourists who filmed in Australia and New Zealand in the 1950s.

The film begins with Wirth's famous circus elephants being dressed in their costume rugs.

Wirth's Circus arrives at Geelong and prepares for a performance.

8mm movie by unknown American tourists who filmed in Australia and New Zealand in the 1950s. The footage features Wirth’s Circus.