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Senate House Library

Exhibitions

The Library runs free exhibitions and events throughout the year.

Current exhibition

Spineless Wonders: The Power of Print Unbound

Open now until Saturday 15 November 2025. Monday to Friday 09:00-19:00, Saturday 09:45-17:00.

Online exhibitions

In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British diaspora

Trace the journey from colony to independence and diaspora through Senate House Library’s Caribbean and Black history collections - now available as an online exhibition

Seized Books!

In 1984, London's Gay's the Word book shop was raided by HM Customs and Excise, seizing LGBTQ+ books & charging staff. A public fight for LGBT rights ensued.

Previous exhibitions