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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List of Events
Why Do We Give?
David Edmonds on Peter Singer and the politics of giving.
AIM Literary Festival 2025: StoryGarden
Global Stories. Diverse Voices. One Stage.
Age UK Silver Sunday: Memoir Writing
Explore writing techniques and get practical tips in this workshop, as part of Age UK Silver Sunday.
Age UK Silver Sunday: Bookbinding
Create your own notebook in this hands-on workshop, as part of Age UK Silver Sunday.
Age UK Silver Sunday: Old English
Discover the Old English language in this workshop, as part of Age UK Silver Sunday.
Age UK Silver Sunday: Gold on Parchment
Explore how manuscripts were made in medieval times in this lecture with Patricia Lovett MBE.
Heiresses and Rebels: Stories of Money, Exploitation and Resistance in Caribbean and Atlantic Slavery
with acclaimed historians Miranda Kaufmann and Sudhir Hazareesingh.
The PEN Pinter Prize 2025: Leila Aboulela
The annual award for writing and freedom of expression.
Introduction to Latin
Explore the classical Latin language in its cultural context on this weekend course.