Rebel Heart: Love letters and other declarations
About this event
Rebel Heart: Love letters and other declarations is on at State Library Victoria (328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000) on Sun 8 Nov 2026.
Tickets and details are on the organiser’s website, linked on this page. Prices listed by the organiser: Price Free. They’re indicative, so check the final price when you book.
The organiser lists these accessibility features for the event: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/node/330#block-views-accessiblility-block.
From the organiser
Love doesn't follow the rules: it rewrites them.
Rebel Heart: Love letters and other declarations is a tribute to defiant expressions of the heart, celebrating true stories of the rebels of romance from the past to the present.
This stirring new exhibition explores romantic love – and its foil, heartbreak – through State Library Victoria's extraordinary archive of soul-baring letters, intimate diaries and rare manuscripts, amplified in powerful new music commissions by Australian artists Angie McMahon, Mindy Meng Wang, Mo'Ju and Amos Roach.
Spanning centuries of connection and courage, meet the brave hearts who dared to love unapologetically – from same-sex couples in the Victorian era and a mid-century marriage at odds with the White Australia policy, to love outside marriage, across borders and online.
Discover the love story of bushrangers Captain Moonlight and James Nesbitt, who met in Pentridge Prison; a mourning brooch from 1853 made of the woven hair of Anne Drysdale and Caroline Newcomb; and the legacy of Australian music icons Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter.
The exhibition also spotlights modern expressions of the rebel heart, from mixtapes and DMs to fandoms and AI relationships, exploring how our search for connection is evolving in today's age of digital intimacy and algorithmic matchmaking.
The venue’s recorded access
Inclusable’s venue database has an entry for Library Reserve at this location. It records wheelchair access, step-free entry, accessible toilet and accessible parking. The venue hasn’t confirmed these details. They describe the venue in general, not this particular event.
Not yet recorded for the venue: communication and sensory features such as a hearing loop or quiet hours. We don’t know either way, so it’s worth checking before you go.
Accessibility at this event
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Public accessible toilet near Library Reserve
Library Reserve records an accessible toilet. The nearest public one outside the venue, for before you go in or when it is closed, is State Library Victoria, Melbourne, about 30 m away.
State Library Victoria · about 30 m away in a straight line
328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC (community building)
Open: 10am-6pm — Closed on New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Source: the National Public Toilet Map, data as at 1 September 2026. Distances are straight-line, not the walking route, and facilities can change — check before you rely on one. Facility record
Ticket prices
- PriceFree
Indicative prices from the organiser, where provided.
Venue details from the Inclusable venue database, where available.
Dates · Once Only
- Thu, 12 Feb 2026
- Fri, 13 Feb 2026
- Sat, 14 Feb 2026
- Sun, 15 Feb 2026
- Mon, 16 Feb 2026
- Tue, 17 Feb 2026
- Wed, 18 Feb 2026
- Thu, 19 Feb 2026
Location & contact
- State Library Victoria328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
- Get directions (opens in a new tab)
- 8664 7000
- enquiries@slv.vic.gov.au
Event information courtesy of the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW).
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