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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 hone your digital marketing skills
Master digital marketing for small businesses. Gain clarity and boost your online presence effectively.
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret Maps of a Forgotten Map Library
James Cheshire reveals the classified maps he discovered in a university’s map library.
Darkland Tales: Benbecula
Booker-nominated Scottish author Graeme Macrae Burnet shares the research behind his newest work.
Doctoral Open Day: Europe, Americas and Oceania
Explore our collections covering Europe, the Americas and Oceania in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.
What is the Black Archive? Reparations and Transformation
A day of discussions interrogating the past, present, and potential future for Black archives in Britain, and the role of the archive in determining how Black Britons have been and are remembered.
Old English Masterclass
Explore Old English in its cultural context in this two-day course.
Family Station: Explore and Play
Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
RSL presents: The Pioneer Prize
Bernardine Evaristo and guests celebrate the life and work of Maureen Duffy.
The W.G. Sebald Lecture 2025: Elif Shafak
The annual lecture on literary translation.