The Life of the Buddha © British Library

Exhibition

Buddhism

Open until 23 Feb 2020

Discover the art, origins and its relevance today

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Illustration of Zog, Princess Pearl and Sir Gadabout © Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, 2010
Exhibition FREE

Marvellous and Mischievous: Literature's Young Rebels

8 Nov 2019 - 1 Mar 2020

A free, family-friendly exhibition bringing together young rebels from children’s literature

Events at the Library

A manuscript written in Latin
Talks and Discussions

Paratexts and Print in Renaissance Humanism Experiments in Humanist Paratexts

The Panizzi Lectures 2019

Other events

An illustration of a Christmas party: a man and a woman dance under mistletoe. From Mr Fezziwig’s Ball illustration by John Leech from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, London 1843
Special Event

Christmas Traditions

Christmas, but not as you know it!

Limited places
Pop Up Greetings Cards: a woman holds up a card pop-up she has made
Course

Pop-up Greetings Card Masterclass

Design and make your own pop-up cards to take home

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A manuscript written in Latin
Talks and Discussions

Paratexts and Print in Renaissance Humanism: The Limits of Paratexts

The Panizzi Lectures 2019

Photograph of Nicola Tallis by Joey Menghini, alongside cover art for her book Uncrowned Queen
Talks and Discussions

Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch

The story of Margaret Beaufort, the founding matriarch of the Tudor dynasty

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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

The Life of the Buddha © British Library

Buddhism exhibition audio-described tour

For visitors who are blind and partially-sighted

A tour group stand in a circle in the British Library Entrance Hall at St Pancras

What You See is What You Hear

Join us for a site-specific sound tour of the British Library and hear about the ideas in some of the public art on display

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