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‘Beyond the Bassline’: 500 years of Black music in Britain

If you’re delving into half a millennia’s worth of cultural research, then you’re really going to need some help. And that’s how ‘Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music’ has become a ...
The Financial Times

‘Unearthed’ at the British Library is unhistorical — but not uninteresting

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Exhibitions on gardens have not disappeared from London with the conclusion of Chelsea Flower Show. In Lambeth, ...
The New York Times

An Apparent Cyberattack Hushes the British Library

Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London ...
Computer Weekly

British Library cyber attack explained: What you need to know

At the end of October 2023, the UK’s national library, the British Library, took to social media to inform users that it was experiencing disruption to its services following an IT outage. Over the ...
Londonist

Huge £1.1 Billion British Library Extension Confirmed

The new extension is now expected to cost £1.1bn. Image: RSHP Plans for a £1.1bn extension to the British Library have been confirmed, after the Japanese developer Mitsui Fudosan said it will ...
Euronews

Will the British Library’s giant solar heat project inspire other public buildings to decarbonise?

Home to the Magna Carta and a collection of handwritten Beatles lyrics, the British Library is a treasure trove of historic artefacts - but that doesn’t mean it’s stuck in the past. The UK institution ...
BBC

British Library loans Blackman works to Norfolk

Malorie Blackman is one of the UK's most successful children's authors A collection of books and illustrations used within the works of one of the UK's most celebrated Black authors has opened in a ...