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Points of View: Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs competition
Until 7 March 2010
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"An exhibition that signals the welcome public debut of one of the world's great photographic collections" Financial Times
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December events highlights |
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The Josephine Hart poetry hour screening room: Robert Browning
Readers announced! Dominic West and Jeremy Irons to read at this acclaimed poetry hour. More
'I have captured a shadow': Fox Talbot and the dawn of photography
Join Larry J. Schaaf as he explores the invention and early progress of photography through the eyes of Talbot himself. More
Handel's Messiah Part One and the Hallelujah Chorus
Join the British Library and British Museum Singers as they perform part one of Handel's Messiah at this free lunchtime concert. More
Making records
Concert pianist and writer Stephen Hough discusses his most recent recording of the late works of Chopin, in this on-stage interview. More
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New exhibition opens 14 December |
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
14 December 2009 - 21 February 2010
This exhibition tells the story of Omar Khayyam - Persian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher - and shows how the translated Rubaiyat became a worldwide success, which has remained almost constantly in print since 1859.
Marking the 150th anniversary of Edward Fitzgerald's publication of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
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Look out for the accompanying events programme in the new year including a free concert of Persian classical music.
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In a Bloomsbury Square:
T.S. Eliot the Publisher
Until 6 December
2009 marks the 80th anniversary of Faber and Faber. This small exhibition will examine T.S. Eliot's work as a publisher with the company over a period of almost four decades.
The exhibition explores the ways in which Eliot nurtured and developed some of the most significant writers of the 20th century, including James Joyce, W.H. Auden, Marianne Moore and Ted Hughes.
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The Sound and the Fury
Until 31 December
This exhibition looks at the spoken word in its most forceful guise: that of public speaking.
The recordings and images presented here document every shade of the political and social spectrum: from Florence Nightingale, Gladstone and Lloyd George in the earliest years of recorded sound, to some of the most iconic, intriguing and amusing speeches of recent decades such as the George Bush song.
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Adopt a book for Christmas |
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Looking for an unusual Christmas gift? Help us conserve the world's knowledge by adopting a book from the world's greatest collection. There are hundreds available including rare and classic titles, for example The History of the Nutcracker by Alexandre Dumas (1875) and Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1974).
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Around town... V & A major exhibition |
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Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts
Until 17 January 2010
Sponsored by Ernst & Young
Explore the rich and varied culture of royal India. Royal and private collection objects on display include special commissions by Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, intimate portraits by Man Ray and Cecil Beaton, rare archive film and a Rolls Royce. These objects reveal many aspects of royal life and insight into the culture of kingship in India.
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