• Display Year: 2019

    • John Farnham. NFSA title: 359376

    John Farnham: The Voice

    Our online exhibition relives the highlights of the phenomenal career of an Australian music legend.

    • Display Year: 2019

    • Alan Anderson glass slide, 1915. NFSA title: 1030348

    Anzac Sight Sound: final centenary

    New recordings are added to the Anzac Sight Sound website in the final phase of First World War commemorations.

    • Display Year: 2019

    • Sarah Snook in The Dressmaker, 2015.

    The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition

    Our latest blockbuster exhibition celebrates the artistry of costume design and the transformational power of fashion.

    • Display Year: 2018

    • Newscaf 30th anniversary, 2018.

    Newscaf 30th anniversary

    The NFSA celebrates 30 years of our News and Current Affairs Program in 2018.

    • Display Year: 2017

    Jan Müller is appointed as the new NFSA CEO.

    • Display Year: 2017

    • Deborra-lee Furness and Hugh Jackman at the NFSA Restores premiere of Shame. MIFF photo: Jim Lee Photo.

    NFSA restores: Shame

    The NFSA restoration of Shame (1988) premieres at the 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival.

    • Display Year: 2017

    • Graham Kennedy, c1960. Courtesy Nine Network.

    Graham Kennedy: The King

    The King of Television is the subject of our new online exhibition.

    • Display Year: 2017

    Click ‘Read More’ to see further highlights from 2017 including 10 years of Sounds of Australia and our 100th online curated collection.

    • Display Year: 2016

    • Mr Percival with Storm Boy (Greg Rowe). NFSA title: 1447284

    Storm Boy turns 40

    Storm Boy, the classic Australian film based on Colin Thiele’s novel, is the subject of our latest online exhibition.

    • Display Year: 2016

    The new NFSA website

    The redeveloped nfsa.gov.au offers a mobile, responsive experience to better discover and share our collection.

    • Display Year: 2016

    • The new NFSA logo, 2016.

    Return of the kookaburra

    The NFSA relaunches its visual identity in November with the return of an old friend.

    • Display Year: 2016

    Click ‘Read More’ to see further highlights from 2016 including our largest collection item and 60 years of television.

    • Display Year: 2015

    • The NFSA launches Deadline 2025: Collections at Risk, October 2015.

    Deadline 2025

    NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein launches the discussion paper Deadline 2025: Collections at Risk.

    • Display Year: 2015

    • An Australian artillery crew in the Greek port town of Salonika (now Thessaloniki), 1915. NFSA title: 20923

    Anzac Sights and Sounds

    The NFSA and Nga Taonga Sound & Vision launch a joint website to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War.

    • Display Year: 2015

    Click ‘Read More’ to see further highlights from 2015 including rare swimming footage, the arrival of colour TV and Oral History interviews.

    • Display Year: 2014

    • Celebrating 30 years of the NFSA, 1984-2014.

    The National Film and Sound Archive celebrates 30 years since Prime Minister, Bob Hawke officially opened the building on 3 October 1984. The NFSA continues to collect, preserve and share Australia’s audiovisual heritage.

    • Display Year: 2014

    Binny Lum and The Beatles

    The NFSA releases a previously unheard interview with The Beatles to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their Australian tour.

    • Display Year: 2014

    Black Chat: Stiff Gins

    In March, Stiff Gins perform in the NFSA theatrette for the Black Chat program. In 2013, they visit the NFSA to record a unique wax cylinder.

    • Display Year: 2014

    • 100 Seats: Nights to Remember at the NFSA, March 2014.

    100 Seats: David Bridie

    David Bridie headlines the first 100 Seats event, part of a program of unique and intimate sessions with renowned performers exploring their ideas and art in our new theatrette.