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World of the Book

Date
31 May 2025, 10:00am17 May 2026, 6:00pm
CostFree
Bookings No bookings required
Location Dome Galleries, Level 4
The Dome

Homer. Margaret Atwood. Ursula Le Guin. No matter your taste in literature, World of the Book has it covered.

Now in its 20th year, Australia’s longest running and most popular book exhibition features more than 300 rare, remarkable and historically significant items from the State Collection. But most of all, it’s a celebration of the unique place books have in our hearts and minds.

Travel through the history of the book and marvel at:

  • An illuminated manuscript made for a Medici,
  • Fan art inspired by Andy Griffiths's Treehouse series,
  • One of the oldest printed texts in the world, the Hyakumantō Darani of Japan,
  • The evolution of manga – from Hokusai to Astro Boy; and much more.

Learn more about World of the Book.

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