Family Activity FREE

Family Workshops: Listen to the Library

Sun 19 Mar 2023

Join us to explore sounds in the Library.

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Workshop FREE

What next for my business idea?

Mon 20 Mar 2023

To assist you with your business idea, we will be presenting the Value Proposition Design systematic process

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Exhibition FREE

Chinese and British

Fri 18 Nov 2022 - Sun 23 Apr 2023

A free exhibition exploring British Chinese communities and culture.

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Exhibition FREE

8 Stories by Jamie Lau

Fri 27 Jan - Sun 7 May 2023

What does it mean to be Chinese and British? Commissioned alongside our current exhibition (Chinese and British, ...

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Exhibition

Animals: Art, Science and Sound

Fri 21 Apr - Mon 28 Aug 2023

Animals amaze, fascinate and delight us.

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Exhibition FREE

Sound Gallery

Explore audiovisual content from across our collections

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Exhibition FREE

The Philatelic Exhibition

Discover some of the rarest and most significant stamps from one of the world's greatest collections

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Exhibition FREE

Treasures of the British Library

From Magna Carta and Shakespeare to Florence Nightingale and Gandhi. Explore some of the world’s most exciting, ...

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Tour

Building tour

Discover more about our history, collection and architecture on a tour of the public areas of the Library.

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Tour

Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins Rival Queens – Digital Tour

Our exhibition may be closed but you can still hop onto our digital tour led by exhibition curator Andrea Clarke.

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Tour

Group visits to exhibitions

Organising your group visit

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Tour

Treasures tour

A one-hour journey through some of the Treasures of the British Library.

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Reset. Restart

Thu 7 Apr 2022 - Fri 31 Mar 2023

Our programme of free webinars and support sessions is back, designed to help you overcome obstacles and thrive ...

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Doctoral Open Days

Mon 27 Mar - Fri 12 May 2023

An opportunity for new PhD students to discover our unique research materials and how to access them.

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Food Season 2023

Fri 14 Apr - Wed 7 Jun 2023

Our tastiest season of events is back.

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