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Exhibition

Breaking the News

Open until 21 Aug 2022

Challenge and change the way you think about news. This exhibition prompts big questions about the news we consume.

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

Gold

20 May 2022 - 2 Oct 2022

50 spectacular manuscripts from around the world.

Upcoming events

New York City street scene from the George Grantham Bain collection at the Library of Congress.
Special Event FREE

Summer Scholars: Sonic NYC and Poetic Mapping

The sounds of 1920s New York City, and the art of poetic mapping.

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Other events

Life Writing Masterclass
At the Library Course

Life Writing Masterclass

Understand the fundamentals of telling a story

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Special Event

Summer Scholars: Revolutionary Mexico / Pacific Entanglements

American intellectuals’ representation of Mexico, and pirates and indigenous peoples on the Pacific.

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Online FREE

Summer Scholars: Urban Elites / Making Changes in Washington DC and London

Black Elite Women in Washington, DC, and West Indian Absentee Planters in London.

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Family Activity FREE

Family Workshops: Creating our News

Screen-print your own news headline with artist Sarah Pimengta.

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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, collection and architecture on a tour of the public areas of the Library.

Group visits to the British Library

Group visits to exhibitions

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