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?
All Events
List of Events
Oscar Wilde: The Legacy of A Scandal
The extraordinary story of Wilde’s reputation after his death. With Merlin Holland and Rupert Everett.
Launch of Somali Week Festival 2025
The Launch of the Somali Week Festival returns to the British Library.
Voices for Change: Stories from the Environmental Movement
Leaders of Greenpeace UK, Friends of the Earth, Natural England and the Green Party on 50 years of action.
Family Station: Explore and Play
Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
Secret Mapping: Mapping Secrecy
Professor Jerry Brotton hosts an afternoon dedicated to maps and their secrets.
Books in their Elements: Print Culture in the Age of Climate Change
The Panizzi Lectures 2025, delivered by Professor Isabel Hofmeyr.
The Wordsworth Lecture: Romantic Ecology Rebooted
with Jonathan Bate.
The Map and The Echo
A specially commissioned interactive performance piece from theatre-maker Seth Kriebel.
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.