About our events
Nurture your creativity and develop your skills with courses themed around our collection, delivered both in-person and online. Enjoy a one-day masterclass, a hands-on creative weekend, or a six-week lecture series.
What's on
Art workshops for people who are blind and partially sighted
Join us for a monthly art workshop designed for blind and partially sighted visitors.
Creative Writing Masterclass: Writing Memories Together
Write your shared memories together.
Dementia-Friendly Monthly Art Workshops
A monthly creative workshop for people living with dementia and their carers.
Get Creative
A monthly art workshop for people living with dementia, aphasia, or other neurological conditions.
Food Matters for Food Lovers
This two-day course will inspire, inform, and equip you with the knowledge and skills to think, eat and write about food in a more meaningful way.
Writer's Summer School: Revitalise Your Writing
Refresh your writing process at our week-long summer school for writers.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Join us for an introduction to the British Library and our collection in this session for adult learner groups at all ESOL levels.