Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Course of Empire. Destruction, 1836. “I think they’ve just given up,” said a friend, an academic specialising in esoteric ...

Fairy Tales is at the British Library from 27 March to 23 August 2026. Tickets are £13.50 (peak) and £11.50 (off-peak), with concessions available.

When a shadowy cybercrime gang attacked the British Library last month, the institution was plunged back into the dark ages. Suddenly, it found itself locked out of its website and digital catalogue.

On October 23, 2023, the British Library, one of the world’s finest repositories of knowledge, was subjected to a cyber-attack. Some 600GB of files, including the personal data of Library users and ...

When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it. Sponsor ...

Novelist Charlotte Mendelson explores an institution that holds the history of humanity — and, on any given day, a curious cross-section of the capital itself ...

Earlier this month, Open Culture pointed to a big move from the British Library: the library is putting a million images into the public domain. An image by Eliza F. Manning from “The Coming of Father ...

British Library signs are seen over an entrance to the library in London, Sept. 24, 2010 (AP photo by Sang Tan). On Oct. 28, the British Library went dark. Visitors lost access to the library’s online ...

The British Library has begun restoring its online services as it continues to recover from last year’s ransomware attack. Sir Roly Keating, Chief Executive at the institution, confirmed in a blog ...

The British Library confirmed that a ransomware attack is behind a major outage that is still affecting services across several locations. Over 11 million visitors use the library's website annually, ...

From the must-see locations to the most frequently asked questions, our guide has all you need to plan your next visit. By Susanne Fowler The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of ...