What’s on
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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Spies, Maps, and Secret Missions: Deep Into Enemy Territory
A look into the covert world of spies and maps.
Katherine Rundell on Fantasy and Maps
Multi-award-winning author Katherine Rundell will celebrate wondrous and mysterious maps in fiction in this student Q&A event.
Journeys through the Archives: Bringing the past to life
with Alexis Wolf, Edmund de Waal and Mathelinda Nabugodi.
The Future Map of the World, with Tim Marshall
The author of Prisoners of Geography looks at how the borders of the World may change.
Self-Guided Visit: Story Explorers
A self-guided opportunity for schools to discover our riotous new hands-on exhibition taking a fresh look at the Library’s collection.
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 and author Michael Donkor for fresh perspectives, tips and resources for teaching The Tempest at Key Stage 4 – 5.
Doctoral Open Day: Asian and African Collections
Explore our Asian and African collections in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.
Self-Guided Visit: Fairy Tales
A self-guided opportunity for schools to discover our upcoming exhibition all about fairy tales.