14 July- 8 November 2008

Award winning photographer Bill Doyle's studies in the mid 1960s of Gaelic-speaking fishing and farming communities on the Aran Islands and the Dingle Peninsula of Ireland’s west coast, with their distinctive currachs (boats). The images capture the hardship, dignity and humanity of people whose lives are shaped by the sea.

Free exhibition

An Australian National Maritime Museum travelling exhibition.

Plus

Irish Day at PROV: a day of Irish activities at the Victorian Archives Centre, Saturday 30 August 2008

Walking Tours: The Irish of Hotham Hill, North Melbourne
Wednesday 30 July, Saturday 30 August, Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 29 October, 2008

Level 1 Corridor Gallery - Art Deco in the Archives

All images are from the Public Transport Corporation (PTC) railway negatives
VPRS 12800 and 12903
Date range: 1900 – 2000
Created by Victorian Railways
A vast and wide-ranging collection of images documenting railway assets, infrastructure and activities of Victorian Railways across the whole state. The PTC collection of 500,000 images is being progressively
digitised and is available for browsing via the PROV website.

If you want to find out about where you can see more Art Deco in your local area, visit the Art Deco Regional Festival web site