A graphic of people with placards expressing feminist demands.

Exhibition

Unfinished Business: The Fight for Women's Rights

Open until 1 Aug 2021

A fairer world for everyone: the fight for women’s rights is unfinished business.

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A Torah in the Hebrew Manuscripts exhibition
Exhibition

Hebrew Manuscripts: Journeys of the Written Word

18 Aug 2020 - 6 Jun 2021

Journey beyond the Bible to discover the history, culture and traditions of Jewish people from all corners of the world through the ages.

Treasures of the British Library. Discover stories that shape the world.
Exhibition FREE

Treasures of the British Library

Monday to Sunday

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Image credit: Sothiou Courtesy of the Studio of Nicola Green and Jealous © The Estate of Khadija Saye, London
Exhibition FREE

Khadija Saye: in this space we breathe

3 Dec 2020 - 7 Oct 2021

Book your tickets for this exhibition, running from 18 May 2021 – 7 October 2021

Events at the Library

Bengalese manuscript of a marketplace
Online Event FREE

Mobile Women: Four Anecdotes About Book Distribution

History of female vendors as book distributors in colonial Bengal with Swati Moitra.

Other events

Arena Three magazine
Online Event FREE

Looking Like A Lesbian

How do gender and sexuality affect what we see, and how we see it?

Irini Papadimitriou, Cheryl Tipp and Dr Sue Thomas.
Online Event FREE

Digital Nature

Curators, artists and authors explore where nature and the digital world crossover during this time of radical change.

Dr Michael Erdman, Jessica Gregory and Dr Eleanor Jackson.
Online Event

Food Scribes, Food Lives

Uncovering food in British Library manuscripts.

Patrick McGuigan and Ned Palmer
Online Event

The British Cheese Playlist

The story of cheese.

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