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Join this practical workshop and take inspiration from items in our collections on themes such as witchcraft, allegories and foxes to develop your writing skills.

Join us for an evening of drop-in opportunities throughout the building, including books, games, cocktails and food.

Discover the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the past through items from our collections and try to imagine a queer utopian future.

Join us for the launch of our Christmas shop, where our great range of gifts and books will suit all tastes and ages.

Discover how to transform moments from your life into memorable tales in this workshop about storytelling.

Travel back in time to look, feel and smell the natural ingredients used in the cosmetic recipes of Renaissance Italy.

Watch exquisite sleight-of-hand conjuring with Michael Vincent, who will also explain his personal journey of reinvention as a deaf magician. The sessions on 1st August will be BSL interpreted by Sula Gleeson.

Join graphic artists Charlotte ‘Chuck’ Mullins and Rowan Frewin for a discussion on how comics can benefit mental health.

Take a journey into the “Golden Age” of magic with Will Houstoun, and explore why the Golden Age began and how it impacts magic, to this day. You will get to see an authentic piece of Victorian magic, and discover whether it is as baffling today as it was a century and a half ago.

Step into the unknown and take part in activities that include drawing, discussion, creative problem-solving and singing.

Join curator Laurie Britton Newell to explore the ‘In Plain Sight’ exhibition.

Watch some magic tricks and then, in this session on the philosophy of truth and lies in magic, discover how magicians work to take the con out of conjuring. On Saturday 17th August, the performances will be BSL interpreted by Sula Gleeson.

Join a life-drawing workshop led by artist Gaby Sahhar, focusing on queer bodies.

Join a life-drawing workshop led by artist Gaby Sahhar, focusing on queer bodies.

Drop in to a writing workshop on illness and dying. Nichola Charalambou, Director of Creative Writes, will guide you through the process and provide time for feedback and discussion.

Watch magician Will Houstoun perform some mind-boggling sleight of hand and offer an insight into the skill and dexterity of the close-up magician.

Join this seasonal workshop and take inspiration from items in our collections on themes such as festive parties, awkward encounters and reindeer to develop your writing skills.

Join engineer, neuroscientist and magician Dr Hugo Caffaratti to discover what the concepts and methods of the art of magic can tell us about our brains. You will see how our expectations shape our perceptions, and the way that our minds works mean that ‘seeing is believing’.

Join some of our Visitor Experience Team for a discussion about what our legacy might be for our loved ones.

Join an informal tour of our library with an expert from the library team as your guide.