Discover rare books and special collections

Discover rare books and special collections: Around the World

The University of Sydney Library holds one of Australia’s largest collections of rare books and special collections, with over 300,000 items. Join us at Fisher Library for a bespoke and intimate encounter with highlights from the collection. 

This session will run for 2 hours. Guests can drop-in during this time to view items and chat with staff, and enjoy light refreshments and mingling.  

We hope you can join us.

Around the World in Rare Books

Discover tall tales about travel, hungry ghosts from our East Asian Collections, travel guides, Norwegian explorers, and collection highlights from First Nations people across the globe.

This will be the last discovery event held in this series. Please read about our previous discovery sessions.

Celebrating 175 Years 

These events are held in celebration of the University’s 175th anniversary. The Library has been an intrinsic part of the University’s identity from the very beginning; the purchase of Library books was one of the earliest decisions made by the Senate in the establishment of the University. 

Since then, our Library collection has continued to expand alongside the University. Our Library now has 14 locations across campuses and 4.6 million books.  

As we reflect on this rich history, we invite you to immerse yourself in our collections, which have sparked scholarly curiosity over the past 175 years.  

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Images

• Image: 椿椿山手稿 Tsubaki Chinzan manuscript drawing. 椿椿山 Tsubaki Chinzan, Kyoto: Yamada Naosaburo. Meji 23 1841.