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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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Illumination Masterclass
Join renowned scribe and illuminator Patricia Lovett MBE on this one-day beginners masterclass and create your own medieval miniature on vellum.
Family Workshop: Yummy in My Tummy
Let's share our love of food!
Family Workshop: Portals and Other Worlds
A tardis? A shoe? A time travelling toilet?
Family Workshop: I Am Me!
Let's celebrate what makes us each special!
Family Workshop: Dynamic Duos
Discover other-worldly characters.
Family Workshop: Our Planet
Animals are magic!
Family Workshop: Vietnam, Family and Home
Explore our country highlight: Vietnam.
Introduction to registered designs
Almost every organisation has intellectual property of some sort – this series of webinars helps businesses to understand and protect it.
One Hundred Years of Reading
Colombia through its greatest novels.