Events
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At the LibraryThe Listening Project with Fi Glover
This event is being postponed until spring 2023, we apologise for any inconvenience caused and will be sharing the ...
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Special Event
Laureate to Laureate: Olive Senior & Simon Armitage
Join Jamaica’s Olive Senior and the UK’s Simon Armitage for an evening of literary excellence and conversation.
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At the Library
Mexico in Letters
The transatlantic correspondence of Alfonso Reyes and the English Hispanist John B. Trend.
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Exhibition FREE
Hampi: Photography and Archaeology in southern India
-16 September 2022 – 22 January 2023
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Exhibition
Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth
-When it comes to making myths, Alexander the Great’s story has it all.
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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
Treasures tour
-A one-hour journey through some of the Treasures of the British Library.
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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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One day preservation courses at the British Library
-Spring and Summer 2022 courses
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Gold: Our Au-some Events
-Dive deeper into the world of gold with our full season of events.
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