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There Will be Fun: Victorian entertainments at the British Library
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There Will be Fun: Victorian entertainments on show at the British Library in free exhibition

Thu 10th November, 2016Wed 9th November, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Running until the 12th March 2017, the British Library’s “There Will Be Fun” exhibition explores popular Victorian entertainments which have shaped the theatrical traditions of today.

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Punk 1976-78: Sex Pistols and the rise of punk rock documented at the British Library
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Punk 1976-78: Sex Pistols and the rise of punk rock documented at the British Library

Thu 12th May, 2016Mon 21st February, 2022 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Opening tomorrow, Friday 13th May, Punk 1976-78 is a small exhibition at the British Library charting the emergence and influence of early punk rock. Launched on the 40th anniversary of punk, the …

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Magna Carta (An Embroidery) at the British Library, celebrates the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta
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Magna Carta (An Embroidery) at the British Library celebrates the charter’s 800th anniversary

Fri 15th May, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I got a sneak preview of the latest event at the British Library celebrating Magna Carta’s 800th year; an embroidery re-creating Magna Carta’s Wikipedia page…

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Terror and Wonder, the Gothic Imagination at the British Library, London
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Terror and Wonder, the Gothic Imagination at the British Library, London

Fri 3rd October, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Billed as the “UK’s biggest ever Gothic exhibition, “Terror and Wonder, the Gothic Imagination” opens today at the British Library in central London. Displaying two hundred rare objects, the exhibition traces 250 years of the …

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Comics Unmasked, Art and Anarchy in the UK exhibition at the British Library, London
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Comics Unmasked, Art and Anarchy in the UK exhibition at the British Library, London

Tue 6th May, 2014Mon 5th May, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Billed as the UK’s largest ever exhibition of mainstream and underground comics, Comics Unmasked tracks the British comics tradition back from modern works to 19th-century illustrated reports of Jack the Ripper and …

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