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  1. Doctoral students are looking at a collection of books displayed on a long table in the British Library's boardroom
    Free

    Getting Started at the British Library

    Get started as a postgraduate researcher at the Library.

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  2. Two children playing, one sits on a mat on the floor with and adult, the other child is drawing on a blackboard
    Free

    Family Station: Explore and Play

    Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.

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  3. The Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge barely visible in the smog.
    Free

    SMOG STORIES: A Lived History of Air Pollution in Britain

    Learn about histories of air pollution with Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sustainability, Kathy Davies.

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  4. Various archival items and equipment relating to the recording of sound and music including a CD, vinyl in paper sleeves and wax cylinder tubes.

    Doctoral Open Day: Music, Sound and Vision

    Explore our music, sound and vision, and visual arts collections in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.

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  5. Doctoral Open Day: Europe, Americas and Oceania

    Explore our collections covering Europe, the Americas and Oceania in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.

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  6. A student sat looking at a worksheet
    Years 1–6Free

    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.
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  7. 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.

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  8. A piece of stone with pattern and script wearing away.

    Doctoral Open Day: Asian and African Collections

    Explore our Asian and African collections in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.

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  9. Two children outside of a gingerbread house in a dark forest.
    Years 1 – 6Free

    Self-Guided Visit: Fairy Tales

    A self-guided opportunity for schools to discover our upcoming exhibition all about fairy tales.

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