British Library - March News

Russian Revolution: Hope, Tragedy, Myths – opens 28 April  Witness a world disrupted, shocked and changed forever. From the fall of Russia’s last Tsar to the rise of the first communist state, this definitive exhibition takes a fresh look at the Russian Revolution 100 years on. Book now >

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New Adult Learning Courses now available to book Develop your passions through creative learning opportunities inspired by our collections. Spring highlights include a character illustration masterclass derived from our Quentin Blake exhibition and a series of Russian Revolution courses. Find out more >

Explore Discovering Literature: Shakespeare See Samuel Coleridge's notes on Measure for Measure, a first edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets (1609) and a William Blake watercolour for A Midsummer Night's Dream. Find out more >

Turn your passion into pounds Take the first steps to becoming your own boss and turn your passion into a profitable business. Vicki Psarias and Jessica Huie host an evening of inspiration for International Women’s Day. Book now >

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The American Dream: pop to the present at the British Museum: trace 60 years of dynamic American history through the work of artists including Warhol, Lichtenstein and Rauschenberg Read more > 

It’s Tolkien Reading Day on 25 March. Explore Middle Earth with #BLMaps Read more >

A Medieval Wikipedia, digitising Bartholomew the Englishman’s On the Properties of Things Read more >