From drinking, smoking and gambling to voting, marrying and travelling — and everything in between — what are the freedoms that Queenslanders take for granted?
Freedom Then, Freedom Now – 5 May to 1 October at State Library of Queensland, Level 4
Freedom Then, Freedom Now is an intriguing journey into our recent past exploring the freedoms enjoyed and restricted in Queensland and examines what happens when collective good intersects with individual rights. Freedoms often depend on age, racial or religious background, gender, income and where you live. Freedoms change over time and with public opinion. This exhibition draws on the extensive collections of SLQ to reminisce, reflect on and explore freedoms lost and won in Queensland.
Video – Freedom Then, Freedom Now Exhibition Promo
Video – Freedom Then, Freedom Now: A Curator’s Story (Emeritus Professor Peter Spearritt)
Video – A State of Mine: Reflecting on Freedom in Queensland
Visit the Freedom Then, Freedom Now exhibition, between 5 May 2017 – 1 October 2017, at the Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery, level 4, State Library, Stanley Place, South Bank. A showcase highlighting some of the collections used in this exhibition can be viewed via our website.