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

Shirley Williams 1984
At the Library and online

Shirley Williams: A Life in Politics

The legacy of a woman who changed the course of British politics.

Other 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.

Left to right: Richard Sabin, Sada Mire
At the Library

Longplayer Conversation: Sada Mire and Richard Sabin

The annual conversation inspired by long-term thinking.

Young and Champollion
At the Library

Young versus Champollion: Who Deciphered the Hieroglyphs?

How two rivals solved a 2,000 year-old puzzle.

Composite of speakers in the event
At the Library and online

Africa Writes: Blitz Bazawule

Ghanaian polymath Blitz Bazawule in conversation with Irenosen Okojie

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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.