Growing pains
The limitations of the 1930s heritage building force NFSA staff to find temporary accommodation within the exhibition galleries for preservation services and other activities.
The limitations of the 1930s heritage building force NFSA staff to find temporary accommodation within the exhibition galleries for preservation services and other activities.
The NFSA hosts the first International Federation of Film Archives Congress held in the southern hemisphere.
The NFSA presents its first exhibition of props and costumes, Dressed to Thrill.
The NFSA Advisory Committee releases Time in Our Hands, a blueprint for the NFSA’s future.
On 3 October 1984, Prime Minister the Hon Bob Hawke officially opens the NFSA’s new headquarters in Canberra.
Former federal government minister Barry Cohen recalls the separation of the NFSA from the National Library of Australia.
Click ‘Read More’ to see highlights from the early 1980s including our first major film reconstruction and the launch of the Last Film Search project.
With thanks to all NFSA staff, past and present, who have contributed to this project. Special thanks also to…