Secret Maps at the British Library reconsiders the lines that shape our world

Maps have always both granted power and threatened it, depending on who controls the data, the scale and the narrative.

The Years Of The Wizard Rachel Morris: The golden age of the great British magician

The man who acted as alchemist to James IV of Scotland – John Damian – had a secret laboratory in Stirling Castle. It was there that he built himself a pair of wings and attempted to fly from the ...

Inside the British Library, two years on from devastating cyber attack

Inside the British Library, two years on from devastating cyber attack - Staff tell Athena Stavrou they’ve faced abuse ...
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How ancient manuscripts are writing the next chapter of India-UK cultural cooperation

When the Programme of Cultural Cooperation (PoCC) was signed between India and the UK in May 2025, it acknowledged that ...
Secret London

The British Museum’s Hidden Reading Room Is Open To The Public — It Was Once A Sanctuary For Great Thinkers Including Karl Marx, Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolf

You can visit the Reading Room, located in the heart of the British Museum for free. Here's everything you need to know.
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A brief history of the British Museum's central London home

The redesign of the Western Range of the British Museum, announced earlier this year, is the latest stage of a 272-year-long ...