Hocken Library ephemera collection curator Katherine Milburn said the library wanted to highlight its extensive collections of New Zealand music programmes, posters, album covers and sheet music to celebrate New Zealand Music Month.
"We wanted to, in a visual way, show the huge range of material that we do collect.
"With next month being New Zealand Music Month, it's a good time to show all the different genres, formats and timeframes that the collection includes.
"There's punk music, classical music, Dunedin Sound music, reggae - there's all different kinds."
Dates go right back to New Zealand settlers' first concerts in Dunedin.
Copies of collected items were put up yesterday and would be open for public viewing throughout May.
"Every item on the wall is a copy. No original items were harmed in the making of this display.
"It will be a colourful collage of New Zealand music," she said.
The month-long celebration was established in 2000 as a way to encourage more radio play and exposure of New Zealand music.
"While every month is New Zealand Music Month for Hocken's music collections, it is still an added incentive to discover more of the wonderful music made in this country, especially locally."
The Hocken Library would also host a series of talks about music involving Dunedin.
They included Hocken Collections archivist Dr David Murray speaking about Monsieur Leon-Driver - "the finest solo pianist who has ever visited the colonies" - and University of Otago senior music lecturer Dr Ian Chapman on "the writing adventures of a Kiwi high school drop-out".
