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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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Pop music, the Swastika and the Third Reich
Daniel Rachel and Jon Savage with Pauline Black.
Doctoral Open Day: British and European Collections, Antiquity to 1800
Explore our collections covering Antiquity to 1800 in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.
Teacher CPD: The Tempest in context
Join Professor Emma Smith and teacher Michael Donkor for fresh perspectives, tips and resources exploring magic in The Tempest for teachers of Key Stage 4 – 5.
Punk: 50 Years of Rebellion, Creativity and Raw Energy
With special guests Paul Cook, Gina Birch and Marco Pirroni, in conversation with Chris Sullivan, Stephen Colegrave and Miranda Sawyer.
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.