Exhibition

Animals: Art, Science and Sound

Open until 28 Aug 2023

Animals amaze, fascinate and delight us.

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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.

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

At the Library FREE

Summer Scholars: Literary & Publishing Archives

An Eccles Fellow and the British Library’s Head of Contemporary British Collections discuss the role of immigrant literary editors in London and the impact of literary and publishing archives.

Other events

At the Library FREE

Summer Scholars: Indigenous Histories, Maroon Voices

Two Eccles Fellows map Indigenous societies through early English writings, and Maroon societies across the Americas through the British Library’s sound collections.

Family Activity FREE

Family Workshops: Animal Sounds

Two workshops on Sunday 20 August 2023.

At the Library FREE

Summer Scholars: Global Security / Medical Histories

Two Eccles Fellows discuss the impact of the Budapest Memorandum on today’s geopolitics, and the consequences of medical interventions in the United States.

Study Day

Doctoral Open Day: Not Just Books – Digital Collections and Resources

Join us in London for this Doctoral Open Day.

Tours of the Library

Building tour

Discover more about our history, collection and architecture on a tour of the public areas of the Library.

Treasures tour

A one-hour journey through some of the Treasures of the British Library.

Conservation Studio Tour

Get an insight into the techniques used to care for our collections on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Conservation studios.