The inherent cultural and artistic value of the Library’s collections is beyond price. Our challenge over the coming years however, is to help even more people discover and enjoy our exhibition and events programme, and to be even more creative and diverse in the range of artistic experiences we commission and co-create. We want the Library to be a hub of ideas, debate, discussion, dialogue and experimentation. We also want to expand and improve our galleries and share our collections with wider audiences. And, we will look beyond the UK to ensure audiences overseas have more opportunities to appreciate our collections.

Our priorities for the years ahead for our Culture purpose are to grow the profile, diversity and creative impact of the Library’s cultural activities, both on-site and online. We also plan to develop an increased programme of loans, touring exhibitions and digital collaborations, with public libraries and others, that open our collections to new audiences, both across the UK and internationally.