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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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Behind the shelves: how to get your products stocked in retail
Breaking into retail can seem impossible. This workshop will demystify the process of getting your products into shops, tell you what retailers are actually thinking and help you assess whether retail is right for your business.

Getting that new product to market: 1–1 sessions
Tuesday 19 May, various times This is an opportunity to discuss your product idea, in confidence with an industry expert.

Fairy Tales Study Day – Angela Carter
Tuesday 19 May 10.30 A journey into the dark fairy tale world of Angela Carter with inspiring talks, creative workshops and a chance to view the archive.

Introduction to registered designs
Tuesday 19 May 12.00 Almost every organisation has intellectual property of some sort – this series of webinars helps businesses to understand and protect it.

How to build a brand story for your business
Tuesday 19 May 14.00 A guide to Story Cube, the framework to help entrepreneurs inspire, pitch and sell with ease.
Art workshops for people who are blind and partially sighted
Once a month, Wednesdays, 11.00 Join us for a monthly art workshop designed for blind and partially sighted visitors.

Kickstart Your Business (Day 2) – Get Started
Thursday 14 May 10.00 –Wednesday 3 June 10.00 Get Started is an introductory workshop for entrepreneurs and small businesses to progress their business development.

Family history in the East India Company and India Office archives
Wednesday 8 April 12.00 –Thursday 21 May 14.00 Discover how to trace your family history in a training session exploring military and civilian records in this area of our collection.

Start using social media for my small business
Thursday 21 May 12.00 Everyone seems to talk about social media these days, but how can Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok and blogging actually help?
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.