Writing examples

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 five continents.

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Cats on the Page
Exhibition FREE

Cats on the Page

23 Nov 2018 - 17 Mar 2019

A free exhibition

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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

Coming soon
Credit line: Michael Takeo Magruder Imaginary Cities (Paris: iteration 2018-01-01) 2019
Exhibition

Imaginary Cities

5 Apr 2019 - 14 Jul 2019

Explore how our increasingly digital world could change the future of collections
Coming soon
Observations on the course of the River Arno. British Library, Arundel MS 263, f. 149r © British Library Board
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

Doctoral Open Days - 19th Century Collection Item
Study Day

Doctoral Students Open Day 2019 – 19th-Century Collections

Practical and inspiring open days for first year PhD students

Other events

W H Auden
Talks and Discussions

The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: The Poetry of W H Auden

An evening devoted to one of the finest and most influential 20th-century poets

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W H Auden
Talks and Discussions

The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour The Poetry of W H Auden Video Relay

The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: The Poetry of W H Auden video relay

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Special Event

Spring Lantern Festival

Celebrate the Year of the Pig and the Spring Lantern Festival by making your own lantern

Cats vs dogs
Talks and Discussions

Cats vs. Dogs: A Literary Showdown

Which makes the better author's pet?

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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

BSL conservation tour

Conservation studio tour with BSL interpreter

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

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 and special offers in our on-site restaurant and cafés