500 Years of Books: An Interactive Exhibition

A Sydney Rare Book Week event.

The invention of the printing press allowed the Protestant Reformers (and its detractors) to spread their message widely. Being “people of the book”, Christians have embraced books in all their forms, from highly ornamental tomes to cheap pamphlets. Take a closer look at books from the past 500 years of printing and bookbinding—a work printed on Gutenberg’s own press, Luther’s “Flugschriften”, elaborate Bibles, subversive tracts, and books from Australia’s convict past. See—and touch—examples of the full range of historic bindings, from gilt-tooled goatskin to Pacific tapa cloth. All from the Donald Robinson Library’s extraordinary Rare Books collection.
Note: Due to its interactive nature, this event will not be livestreamed.

Time
Wednesday 22 October 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (UTC+10)

Cost
Free

Location
Library Amphitheatre, Lower Ground Floor
Moore Theological College
1 King Street, Newtown NSW 2042

You may also like the following events from Moore Theological College:

• Next Thursday, 25th September, 10:30 pm, Open Day in Redfern
• Next month, 8th October, 08:00 am, The Huguenots and the French Reformation in Redfern

Also check out other Exhibitions in Redfern.