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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 2 – 7.
Secret Maps
Who shapes your world? Who decides what you see? What hides behind grid lines?
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Illumination Masterclass
Join renowned scribe and illuminator Patricia Lovett MBE on this one-day beginners masterclass and create your own medieval miniature on vellum.
Web archive research in an age of Smart Data
For International Love Data Week join experts to explore how we can make sense of vast and varied web archives.
Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch tells the complex and entertaining story of religion and human desire.
Bookbinding Masterclass
Take inspiration from one of the world's greatest collection of books, on this weekend masterclass.
Culture as Security: How Culture Protects Us
Lessons from Ukraine and Beyond.
Hekate – The Play
Nikita Gill and Jenny Wall welcome you to this work in progress of Hekate.
Kenneth Williams at 100: A Celebration
Join actor David Benson and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth for an afternoon celebrating the life and impact of Kenneth Williams.
The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe
Join Patrick Barkham, Ian Collins, Jenny Hall and Helen Melody for an evening celebrating the life and work of nature writer and essayist Ronald Blythe.
Libraries and positive climate action: inform to transform
Explore how libraries are embracing climate literacy to empower staff, users and communities.