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Sydney Opera House - Australia's Culture PortalSydney Opera House from the harbour. The skyline of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the blue water of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House, viewed from a ferry or from the air, is dramatic and unforgettable. Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon - the ...
This is reflected in the development of an alternative model for public spaces and urban living based on social architecture and the 'green' apartment. Australia's modern residential architecture also reflects this change with architects using new environ...
Robin Boyd, Roy Grounds and Harry Seidler have contributed significantly to modern Australian architecture by applying modernist-style principles to Australian homes. Another group of architects, such as Glenn Murcutt, Tina Engelen and Ian Moore, and Trop...
Internationally recognised Australian icons include buildings like the Sydney Opera House (architect Jørn Utzon) and the new Parliament House in Canberra (architect Romaldo Giurgola). Distinctive Australian architecture is also recognisable in the rural ...
Australia is a unique and diverse country in every way - in culture, population, climate, geography, and history. For articles on specific topics about Australian history and culture visit our Australian Stories Index. Australia's population is concentrat...
As elsewhere in Australia, European settlement disrupted Aboriginal patterns of land use and movement across the country, and many Aborigines died from European-brought diseases like influenza, smallpox and tuberculosis. The Griffins, Walter Burley and Ma...
Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunset. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia's most well known and photographed landmarks. It is the world's largest (but not the longest) steel arch bridge with the top of the bridge standing 134 metres above the harbo...
Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. Band musicians and band music owe a great deal to Australia's Salvation Army. Other Australian p...
Don McMurdo, Fireworks over the Sydney Opera House, Japan Week, 1988, slide. William Lyster set up his own opera company in 1861, giving audiences their first full scale productions of European opera. Opera Australia was created through the merger of Th...
The Olympic Games: past present and future Olympic- and sports-related sites Sydney: home of the 2000 Olympic Games Australia: culture, heritage, history Sydney Olympic website (now archived) The Official site of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad Sydney, N...
John Glover (1767-1849), Australian landscape with cattle: the artist's property Patterdale , c. Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia: an2253188. The Heidelberg School was the first significant art movement in Australia. ...
Street decorations in George Street during the visit to Sydney of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, June - July 1920, photograph: b&w. The 1867-68 visit of the little-known Prince Alfred to Australia was the very first by a member of the British Royal family. ...
Sculpture is part of many everyday Australian places including streets, public squares, buildings, parks and gardens. The influence of sculpture is obvious in the overall design of some notable Australian buildings such as Federation Square and The Austr...
Like other art forms, Australian theatre has built on previous traditions and developed over time, shaped by local and international artistic movements, events and trends. Australian theatre history incorporates the stories of many actors, entrepreneurs,...
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MIDI Concert at the Sydney Opera House (more info)
Virtual tour of the Sydney Opera House with a MIDI concert which changes monthly. Send an Opera House digital postcard.
Sydney Opera House (more info)
The Sydney Opera House website is a comprehensive resource about one of the busiest performing arts centres in the world. On the website you can search the calendar of upcoming and current events at the Opera House, find out general and booking informatio
Sydney Street Choir (more info)
Members of The Sydney Street Choir are homeless or disadvantaged men and women. An initiative of Founding Director Jonathon Welch, the choir has performed on various TV shows, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Conference Centre, and regularly v
The Wolanski Foundation (more info)
Performing Arts information. The Wolanski Foundation facilitates management, presentation and appreciation of the performing arts. Established in October 1998, it builds on the work of the Dennis Wolanski Library of the Performing Arts, operated by the
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2000/66/123 Film poster, paper, Annette Kellerman, Sydney Opera House, Australia, 1976-1980 - Powerhouse Museum Collection (website Powerhouse Museum )Film poster, paper, Annette Kellerman, Sydney Opera House, Australia, 1976-1980. This poster was produced by the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This poster advertises the public showing of scenes from Annette Kellerman's films a...
Sydney Opera House from the harbour. The skyline of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the blue water of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House, viewed from a ferry or from the air, is dramatic and unforgettable. Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon - the ...
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