British Library - What's On

October 2014 What's On

	Experience 250 years of Gothic’s dark shadow in our major exhibition Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination.  Find out more about all our exhibitions and events at What’s On.

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Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination	Gothic events	Poetry events	Last chance:Enduring Warclosing 12 Oct	Around Town

Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination Until 20 Jan 2015 £10/concessions availableDiscover the UK’s biggest ever Gothic exhibition. Two hundred rare objects trace the history of the Gothic movement over 250 years, exploring our fascination with the mysterious and the macabre. From Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker to Stanley Kubrick and Alexander McQueen, via posters, books, films and even a vampire-slaying kit, experience the dark shadow that the Gothic imagination has cast across our daily lives. ★★★★ ‘Perversely enlightening’ The Guardian Book now

Gothic events The Vampire Years: Dracula On Screen Fri 17 Oct       Susan Hill in conversation Mon 20 Oct Nightwalkers: Tales of Zombies, Duppies and Soucouyants Fri 24 Oct Anne Rice's Prince Lestat: Midnight Book Launch  Wed 29 Oct Late at the Library: The Sorting Fri 31 Oct

Poetry events A Century of War Poetry with Owen Sheers Fri 10 Oct Conference Centre £8/£6/£5 Poet and writer Owen Sheers introduces an evening of First World War poetry readings with special guests poets Andrew Motion and Sabrina Mahfouz. Find out more Is English We Speaking: A Reading by Jamaica’s Poet Laureate  Mon 13 Oct Conference Centre £10/£8/£7 In a rare London appearance, Mervyn Morris reads his incisive poetry with special guest poets John Hegley and Mimi Khalvati. Find out more Extended - Enduring War: Grief, Grit and Humour The Folio Society Gallery Free - Now open until 26 OctEnduring War examines how people coped with life during the war: from moments of patriotic fervour to periods of anxious inactivity, shock and despair. Through posters, poetry, books and pamphlets from the period, the exhibition considers attempts to boost morale at home and in the field, as well as presenting individual responses to the conflict. Find out more

	Tours				Around Town
	Curator-led tours provide a unique insight into the collections on display. Book your combined exhibition and tour ticket. Find out more British Library tour Entrance Hall, British Library £8/£6.50 concessions Mon - Sat at 10.30 and 15.00; Sun and Public Holidays at 11.30 and 15.00. Discover more about our history, collections and architecture on a tour of the public areas of the Library. The tour includes a visit to the Viewing Gallery where you can see some of the Reading Rooms and find out how books are stored, accessed and delivered. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Tours last approximately 75 minutes and leave from the Information Desk. Book now				Talk: Napoleon the Great Army & Navy Club 16 OctThe National Army Museum’s celebrity speaker series turns its attention to the Battle of Waterloo with the approach of the battle’s bicentenary year in 2015. Historian Andrew Roberts will expose the mind, life, military career and above all the political genius of the infamous ruler Napoleon Bonaparte. Find out more The BP exhibition Ming: 50 years that changed China British Museum ★★★★★ ‘Magnificent’ The Telegraph ★★★★ ‘Spectacular’ The Times Discover a golden age in China’s history and see some of the most beautiful objects and paintings ever made. Supported by BP. Book now! #Ming50Years Image: Detail of cloisonné jar. China, Ming dynasty, 1426–1435. © The Trustees of the British Museum.