The British Library
96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB
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The British Library is the national Library of the United Kingdom. It provides world class information services to the academic, business, research and scientific communities and offers unparalleled access to the world’s largest and most comprehensive research collection. Further information is available on the Library’s website at www.bl.uk
FILM South of the Border
A screening of Oliver Stone's road trip across five South American countries explores social and political movements as well as the US media's representation of the continent. Focusing on the 'Bolivarian revolution' in Venezuela under President Hugo Chavez, Stone also had unprecedented access to six other elected presidents.(Oliver Stone, co-written by Tariq Ali, 2009, USA, 102 minutes).
Special preview screening 21 July
Tuesday 3 Aug, 18.30 - 20.30
Cost: £10 / £7.50 concessions
Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art
Maps can be works of art, propaganda pieces, expressions of local pride, and tools of indoctrination… Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art brings together some of the most impressive wall maps ever created, many of which have never been exhibited before, and will demonstrate why maps are about far more than simply geography.
Tuesday 3 Aug, LATE opening until 20.00
Tuesday 10 Aug, LATE opening until 20.00
Tuesday 17 Aug, LATE opening until 20.00
Tuesday 24 Aug, LATE opening until 20.00
Tuesday 31 Aug, LATE opening until 20.00
Tuesday 7 Sep, LATE opening until 20.00
Tuesday 14 Sep, LATE opening until 20.00
Cost: Free
Florence Nightingale: A Centenary Lecture
Based on a wealth of new material, Mark Bostridge talk throws significant light on the life and work of Florence Nightingale, a woman whose name is universally known but whose achievements, overshadowed by the legend of the lady with the lamp, are often misrepresented and misunderstood.
Wednesday 11 Aug, 18.30 – 20.00
Cost: £7.50 / £5.00
50 Years of The Beatles
With the music and influence of the group still as powerful as ever and with their lyrics and memorabilia on permanent display at the British Library, the Beatles’ achievement is considered by one of their definitive biographers, Philip Norman. He talks to music writer Paul Du Noyer and both select some of the songs that epitomise the greatness of the band.
Monday 16 Aug, 18.30 - 20.30
Cost: £7.50 / £5.00
