PART 2 Part 2 of a guest blog by Andrew O. Krastins. Part 1 can be found here. We continue our exploration of the British Library’s Mystery Cylinders. And, the author can attest, mysterious they indeed are – equal parts Rubik’s Cube, Voynich manuscript and chest of drawers seen in…

Join us for the Oral History Festival on Saturday 6 July 2024 in the British Library Knowledge Centre

Our events programme to coincide with the Beyond the Bassline exhibition continues into June. Many tickets include entry to the exhibition after hours. Here’s what you can book for this month: Sound System Culture Day Sunday 2 June, 12:30 – 18:00 Piazza, British Library Join us for an afternoon at…

Guest blog by Andrew O. Krastins ‘Now he is dead. And the most bitter regret that, of so much artistic value, there remains only a memory, such being, unfortunately, the fate of the great performers: to survive only by the virtue of tradition, also fallacious and dying.’ – Supplemento al…

There’s an exciting programme of events happening this month at the British Library St Pancras site to accompany the launch of the Beyond the Bassline exhibition, many tickets include entry to the exhibition after hours. Here’s a list of what’s going on in May: Touching Bass x Jamz Supernova +…