Just Stop Oil Women Charged After Attacking British Library’s Magna Carta
The British Library in London was the centre of an incident on Friday when two elderly women attempted to breach the protective glass…
13 May 2024
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British Library Knocked Offline Due To Major Cyberattack
Amidst Digital Chaos, the British Library is currently in the clutches of a major cyberattack. The assault, which has crippled the library’s online services
5 November 2023
Da Vinci Notebooks Displayed Together In British Library First
To mark the 500th anniversary since the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the British Library is to mount an exhibition of the Renaissance master’s notebooks. ‘Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion’ at the British Library will reveal how he believed motion to be the cause of all life’.
6 June 2019
Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion
To mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the British Library brings together highlights from three of his remarkable notebooks.
Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri 9:30-18:00 Tue 9:30-20:00 Sat 9:30-17:00 Sun 11:00-17:00
Harry Potter: A History of Magic
The British Library unveils rare books, manuscripts and magical objects from its collection, capturing the traditions of folklore and magic which are at the heart of the Harry Potter stories.
09:30 - 18:00
Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty
From the trial of Oscar Wilde to the Same Sex Marriage Act, through personal testimony, public protest, art and culture. Explore original manuscripts, rare printed items, oral history recordings and campaign material from the Library’s collection.
Mon & Fri 9.30am -6pm- Tues-Thurs 9.30am-8pm Sat 9.30-5 Sun 11-5
Contentious British Library Achieves Grade 1 Listed Status As Public Opinion Mellows
Love it or loath it, the ever controversial British Library at St Pancras designed by architect Sir Colin St John Wilson… Read More
1 August 2015
Cornelia Parker’s Magna Carta And Alice In Wonderland At 150 Celebrated At British Library
The British Library has announced a new commission by the leading British artist Cornelia Parker, which responds to the legacy… Read More
3 December 2014
The UK’s Largest Comic Book Exhibition Unveiled At The British Library
Friday 2 May was the first chance to see the British Library’s extensive comic book collection on display alongside original… Read More
4 May 2014
British Comics Unmasked In Major New British Library Exhibition
The UK’s biggest ever exhibition of British comics will be one of the high-points of the British Library’s 2014 exhibition… Read More
27 January 2014
Mughal India Explored In Major Exhibition At British Library
Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire, is the British Library’s latest exhibition examining one of the most powerful and opulent… Read More
8 November 2012
Europe’s Oldest Book Is Saved For The Nation
£9million fundraising campaign keeps St Cuthbert’s Gospel in UK The oldest known book in Europe, the 7th Century St Cuthbert’s… Read More
17 April 2012
Antony Gormley And The Empty Chair
New British Library Sculpture Unveiled To Highlight ‘English Pen’ The British Sculptor Antony Gormley has unveiled an important commissioned work,… Read More
15 December 2011