Face of Alexander the Great statue opened to reveal a pink elephant, a snake, a horse and a ship.

Exhibition

Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth

21 Oct 2022 - 19 Feb 2023

When it comes to making myths, Alexander the Great’s story has it all.

Book now Members go free
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.

Upcoming events

Fi Glover
At the Library

The Listening Project with Fi Glover

This event is being postponed until spring 2023, we apologise for any inconvenience caused and will be sharing the new date as soon as possible.

Other events

Simon Armitage and Olive Senior
Special Event

Laureate to Laureate: Olive Senior & Simon Armitage

Join Jamaica’s Olive Senior and the UK’s Simon Armitage for an evening of literary excellence and conversation.

Event participants
At the Library

Mexico in Letters

The transatlantic correspondence of Alfonso Reyes and the English Hispanist John B. Trend.

South Asian man holding a glass
At the Library

Unearthing the South Asian Collections: Workshop 2

The second of two workshops looking inside the British Library’s South Asia collections.

composite of Mary Beard, Philip Larkin and Josephine Hart
At the Library and online

Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: the Poetry of Philip Larkin

Introduced by Mary Beard.

All events this month
All events in November
All events in December

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

Organising your group visit