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Featured exhibitions
Story Explorers: A journey through imaginary worlds
Take a free family trip through our collection and discover the stories behind objects which take you to wondrous places. Designed for children 0 – 9.
Secret Maps
Who shapes your world? Who decides what you see? What hides behind grid lines?
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How to build a brand story for your business
A guide to Story Cube, the framework to help entrepreneurs inspire, pitch and sell with ease.
Spies, Maps, and Secret Missions: Deep Into Enemy Territory
A look into the covert world of spies and maps.
Katherine Rundell on Fantasy and Maps
Multi-award-winning author Katherine Rundell will celebrate wondrous and mysterious maps in fiction in this student Q&A event.
Chris Haughton on Maps and Information Literacy
Award-winning author Chris Haughton will take a look at maps and secrecy through the lens of his latest book The History of Information.
Journeys through the Archives: Bringing the past to life
with Alexis Wolf, Edmund de Waal and Mathelinda Nabugodi.
The Future Map of the World, with Tim Marshall
The author of Prisoners of Geography looks at how the borders of the World may change.
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
An opportunity to celebrate reading for pleasure with year 2 in a fun-filled festive school trip treat just in time for the Christmas holidays!
Sensory Storytelling: Secret Maps
X marks the spot in this fun-filled sensory adventure around our latest exhibition!
Secret Maps Workshop
Students will develop information literacy and critical thinking skills by exploring our maps collection.