What’s on
Featured exhibitions
Fairy Tales
A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.
Story Explorers in Leeds
Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.
All Events
List of Events
An Evening with Gilles Peterson
One of the UK’s most iconic DJs in conversation with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy for a Classic Album Sundays event.
Family Under 5s: Fairy Tale Movement Stories
Create stories through movement.
How to Start and Run a Successful Restaurant, Coffee Bar or Food Business
Explore the best ways of opening and running a viable and profitable food business like a cafe, restaurant, bakery, or cake shop!
Fashion Founder Friday
These informal AMA’s, hosted by Fashion Angel Founder Alison Lewy MBE, give you the opportunity to ask any business related questions.
Building Tour
Discover more about our history, collection and architecture.
Treasures Tour
Introduction to the Treasures of the British Library.
European Writers’ Festival
Featuring authors from across Europe, an unmissable weekend of debate and conversation with European literary voices that matter.
Family Workshop: Zanna Davidson's Fractured Fairy Tales
A Magical Science Adventure with Izzy the Inventor.
How to create captivating videos for lead-generation
Transform your smartphone into a lead-generation powerhouse with easy, cost-effective video marketing strategies.