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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.
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Ideas in Motion: Early Modern Circulations of Thought through Theatre, Translation and Print
Perspectives on performance and print culture.

19th-century non-fiction by writers of colour
Tuesday 30 June 16.00 A session in collaboration with Lit in Colour exploring our latest teaching resource supporting English at KS3 – 5.

Start-up Stars: Finding my strength
Wednesday 1 July 18.00 Join us for an evening of inspiration and networking as our successful businesses discuss their path to finding their strengths.

Neneh & Andi: 45 years of Friendship, Family and Food
Thursday 2 July 19.00 With Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver.

Sex, Rites & Pleasure: Embodying Ancient Feminine
Friday 3 July 19.00 Seema Anand and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah have a frank conversation about sex.

Family Festival: Happily Ever After
Saturday 4 July 12.00 Get creative with Fairy Tales!

Joseph Coelho's Fairy Tales Gone Bad
Saturday 4 July 13.15 Create your own gruesome stories.

Chris Riddell's The Cloud Horse Chronicles
Saturday 4 July 15.15 Enter the world of the Guardians of Magic.

Relaxed Early Opening for Families
Sunday 5 July 9.00 Join us for a free sensory friendly early opening of the British Library.
Featured exhibitions

Fairy Tales
27 March – 23 August 2026 A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

Story Explorers in Leeds
Thursday 19 February – Saturday 29 August Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.