Arts & Images

From the beautiful to the bizarre, explore the many ways in which visual images communicate ideas.

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Mapping Ideas

Mapping History

Journey to bizarre lands and discover that there is often more to a map than meets the eye - these maps tell strange and fascinating tales.
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Why Write?

Why Write?

Trace the history of the written word, and find an amazing mixture of marks, symbols, drawings and signs.
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Bodies of Knowledge

Bodies of Knowledge

From cabinets of curiosity to x-ray machines, these beautiful images of the body reveal the thoughts of different cultures throughout history.
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Sacred Book

Sacred Book

Make your own artist's book, drawing inspiration from the 8th century manuscript, The Lindisfarne Gospels.
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Learning news

New interactive history timeline

Timelines: sources from history is a new interactive resource that allows students and teachers to explore 800 years of collection items from the British Library chronologically.

Citizenship Established

Two conferences aimed at leaders in education, children’s services and heritage sectors will support the launch of the Ofsted Citizenship Report, ‘Citizenship Established’.