This week’s selection comes from Jonathan Summers, Curator of Classical Music Recordings. Lockdown has given us the chance to listen to music while working from home and revisit well known recordings that we may not have had the opportunity to hear for… read more
In today’s blog, Charlotte Wardley, Project Support Officer for Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH), shares some recordings from our sound archive related to Eid. Charlotte is joined by Saba Syed, Chair of the British Library’s BAME Network, to talk ab… read more
This week’s selection comes from Dr Rob Perks, formerly Lead Curator of Oral History. Women of Steel (2017), Barker’s Pool, Sheffield. Women of Steel is a bronze sculpture that commemorates the women of Sheffield who worked in the city’s steel industry… read more
Ever wanted to create a game inspired by trees? Well now’s your chance! The British Library will be running Games in the Woods, a tree-themed online game jam as part of this year’s Urban Tree Festival which takes place from 15 to 23 May 2021. The festi… read more
This week (29 April – 5 May) in Japan welcomes the… read more