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

Odeon vinyl records for the Music collection
Study Day

Doctoral Students Open Day 2020 Introducing our Music Collections

Practical and inspiring open days for first year PhD students (including Masters Students planning to continue at PhD level)

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Other events

An illustration of a boy in a headdress and long sheet tied around the waist from Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Course

Illustrating Children's Literature

Learn the skills of figurative illustration and character design

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A black and white photograph of Renia Spiegel
Talks and Discussions

Holocaust Memorial Day: Personal Memories of Difficult Truths

The ability of personal stories to tell difficult truths

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Hideta Kitazawa painting a noh mask
Talks and Discussions

Unmasking Noh: The Art of Noh Mask-Making with Hideta Kitazawa

How to transform a solid block of 'Hinoki' (Japanese Cypress) into a beautiful noh mask

Three Buddhist monks standing on a rock by the sea.
Talks and Discussions

Monks and the Camera

How an archive of Buddhist photographs was discovered and rescued in Laos.

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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

Conservation Studios: Behind the Scenes Tours

Conservation studio tour

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

Conservation Studios: Behind the Scenes Tours

Conservation studio tour with audio description

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