Writing: Making Your Mark

Exhibition

Writing: Making Your Mark

26 Apr 2019 - 27 Aug 2019

Discover the extraordinary story behind one of humankind’s greatest achievements: through more than 100 objects spanning 5,000 years and seven continents

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From the friendship album of Moyses Walens of Cologne, Add MS 18991, 1605-1615.
Exhibition FREE

Friendship Before Facebook: Social Networks in a Pre-Digital Age

Monday to Sunday

26 February – 12 May 2019

The New Londoners
Exhibition FREE

The New Londoners

29 Mar 2019 - 7 Jul 2019

22 March – 7 July 2019

Imaginary Cities
Exhibition FREE

Imaginary Cities

5 Apr 2019 - 14 Jul 2019

Discover how our increasingly digital world could change the future of collections
Coming soon
Artistic image showing Leonardo's double helix and handwritten notes.
Exhibition

Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion

7 Jun 2019 - 8 Sep 2019

See inside the mind of one of the world’s greatest artists

Events at the Library

23 April Joe Orton What The Butler Saw
Talks and Discussions

Joe Orton: What The Butler Saw

With Timothy West, John Tillinger, Nikolai Foster, Julia Foster and Hayward Morse

Other events

Julia Childs
Talks and Discussions

Cookery Writers as National Treasures

How do cookbook writers become national treasures?

Limited places
Composite of guests (Left to Right: Tim Spector, Bee Wilson, Yotam Ottolenghi)
Talks and Discussions

Taste: How Does It Work?

With Yotam Ottolenghi, Bee Wilson and Tim Spector

Sold out
26 April Robinson Crusoe at 300
Talks and Discussions

Robinson Crusoe at 300

Celebrate a book often considered to be the first English novel

Limited places
Xu Bing
Talks and Discussions

Xu Bing in Conversation

An evening with the acclaimed artist

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Tours of the Library

Treasures Tours

Treasures tour

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

British Library group tour

Building tour

Discover more about our history, collections and architecture on this tour - includes the Viewing Gallery

Conservation Studios: Behind the Scenes Tours

Conservation studio tour

Take a behind-the-scenes tour and see our world-renowned conservators in action

Windrush: Songs in a Strange Land

Windrush Sound Tours

Join a curated sound tour to mark Windrush Day

Group visits to the British Library

Group visits to exhibitions

Book a group visit and you’ll receive a 10% discount on your ticket price