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Exhibitions

All our current and forthcoming special exhibitions

Peter Henry Emerson: Coming home from the marshes, c. 1886 (British Library).

Points of View: Capturing the 19th century in photographs

Fri 30 Oct 2009 - Sun 7 Mar 2010

Price: Free

Bringing together photographs from the British Library’s unique collections, examining the development of the medium and its lasting influence.

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Illustration to quatrain 48 by Niroot Puttapipat from the new Folio Society edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám to be published in October 2009. Illustration © Niroot Puttapipat.

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Mon 14 Dec 2009 - Sun 21 Feb 2010

An exhibition to mark the 150th anniversary of Edward Fitzgerald's publication of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

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Fryderyk Chopin. Image taken from Die Componisten der neuren Zeit Biographien mit portraits, einunzwsanzigstes heft. 1855.

Chopin: The Romantic Refugee

Mon 1 Mar 2010 - Sun 16 May 2010

Explore the life of Fryderyk Chopin from Poland to Britain. The exhibition will include some of Chopin’s rare historic recordings, letters and more.

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image of map- credigt to come

Magnificent Maps:
Power, Propaganda and Art

Fri 30 Apr 2010 - Sun 19 Sep 2010

Maps can be works of art, propaganda pieces, expressions of local pride, tools of indoctrination… Magnificent Maps brings together some of the largest, most impressive and beautiful display maps ever created.

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