The RBG provides an opportunity for members to share their interest in the provenance and content of some of the fascinating items in our collection
Sessions are usually held in the Jervois Room, which is on the ground floor of the Mortlock Wing at the southern (North Terrace) end on the fourth Thursday of the month. The RBG has been running successfully since 2012 – it’s history has been captured by Jill Kerby.
This event is free for members of the RGSSA. Non-members are welcome to attend and tickets are available for $5 per person. The RGSSA welcomes new members who wish to make a contribution to the success of the society. There is a limit of 30 people at each meeting.
27 March 2025 | 12:00 pm
Rare Books Group
When the Treasures Project was conceived, it was planned to identify 100 treasures, but the Society has so many more to offer ...
Photo: Hugh Orr (manager & main author), Robert Dettman (photographer), Melissa Gibbs (web)
24 April 2025 | 12:00 pm
Rare Books Group
The country north of the vast and inhospitable Sahara Desert was well known to the Greeks and Romans of ancient times. But what lay beyond: the terra incognita in Ptolemy’s map above?
25 July 2024 | 10:30 am
23 November 2023 | 10:30 am
19 October 2023 | 10:30 am
25 November 2022 | 10:30 am
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