What’s on
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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List of Events

Tartlets and Pastries: Food items from the Astana Cemetery, Turpan
Curator Yu-ping Luk explores ancient Astana tomb 'pastries' through Silk Roads cuisine, funerary customs and cross-cultural connections.

Self-Help from the Middle Ages
Monday 18 May 19.00 Historian Peter Jones on what medieval thinkers can teach us about modern life.

Kickstart Your Business (Day 1) – Business Research and Information
Wednesday 13 May 10.00 –Tuesday 2 June 10.00 Business Research and Information is an introductory workshop for entrepreneurs and small businesses to progress their business development.

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.

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.

Behind the shelves: how to get your products stocked in retail
Tuesday 19 May 10.30 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.

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.

Treasures Tour
Daily Introduction to the Treasures 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.