Exhibition

Animals: Art, Science and Sound

Open until 28 Aug 2023

Animals amaze, fascinate and delight us.

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Exhibition FREE

Treasures of the British Library

Monday to Sunday

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

Upcoming events

Workshop FREE

Dementia-friendly art workshops

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Join us for a sensory workshop inspired by the Library’s collection and designed for people living with dementia and their carers.

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Other events

Workshop FREE

Art workshops for blind and partially sighted people

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Join us for a monthly creative workshop inspired by the Library’s collection and designed for blind and partially sighted visitors.

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At the Library FREE

Unlocking the Archives: Migration in the Sound Collections

Join this workshop and hear a selection of clips that reflect on people’s personal migration stories.

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At the Library and online

Indigenous Remix: How Native American History Shaped the American Past

The Eccles Centre DW Bryant Lecture 2023 with Philip J. Deloria of Harvard University on Native Americans and the making of the USA.

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At the Library and online

Astonishing Animal Migrations

With Mark Cocker on swifts, Sarah Durant on cheetah and Tom Fort on eels

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Tours of the Library

Building tour

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

Treasures tour

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

Audio Description Tour – Animals: Art, Science and Sound

Join us as we take you on an audio-described tour of our latest exhibition,  Animals: Art, Science and Sound.

Art in the Library

A tour of the amazing art on public display around the Library.

Behind the Scenes in the Print Room

An opportunity to see treasures from the collection close-up.

Speech-to-text and BSL Tour – Animals: Art, Science and Sound

Join us as we take you on a speech-to-text and BSL tour of our latest exhibition,  Animals: Art, Science and Sound.