A collage of various personalities represented in the British Library collection
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.

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Exhibition

Digital Storytelling

2 Jun 2023 - 15 Oct 2023

Adventures, journeys and revolutions. Be transported through the thought-provoking world of interactive writing.

Upcoming events

Hands with stylus and clay tablet.
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.

Other events

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Tour

Conservation Studio Tour

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

Seamus Heaney
At the Library and online

Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: A Tribute to Seamus Heaney

An anniversary event on National Poetry Day, with Bríd Brennan, Catherine Heaney and Ruth Negga.

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Talks and Discussions FREE

Greening Your Home

Learn about climate change and the practical steps we can take to make our homes greener.

Roly Keating and Laurence Engel
At the Library and online FREE

Laurence Engel and Roly Keating in Conversation

National libraries in the modern world.

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Tours of the Library

British Library group tour

Building tour

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

Treasures Tours

Treasures tour

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