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British Library Spring Festival

This event has now finished Until Sun Mar 4 British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2DB Full details & map

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A multi-arts festival kicking off with a craft and design market (Mar 1 9.30am-5.30pm; free) and including a 'Make it, Sell it!' session for crafts and jewellery makers to gain production and promotion advice (Mar 1 10am-1pm; free). In 'The Art of illustration' (Mar 2 6.30-8pm; £10, £7.50 concs), a panel of experts including Quentin Blake, Jamie Hewlett, Posy Simmonds and Martin Rowson select and discuss their choice of favourite illustrations. There's an after-hours session on Friday night with pop-up exhibition and live music from Mr Scruff (Mar 2 7-10.30pm; £7.50, £5 concs), plus a Vintage Knit-Work knitting session (Mar 3 2-4pm; £7.50, £5 concs) and an exploration of typography with speakers Neville Brody and Keith Martin (Mar 5 6.30-9.30pm; £7.50, £5 concs).

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The John Ritblat Gallery houses some of the most famous written and printed items in the world: the Lindisfarne Gospels, Shakespeare's first...

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Transport King's Cross St Pancras 

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01937 546060

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9.30am-6pm Mon, Wed-Fri; 9.30am-8pm Tue; 9.30am-5pm Sat; 11am-5pm Sun & most Bank Hols

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By ash - Mar 3 2012
5/5

Great night was had yesterday.
Superb curating in a vast venue, exciting illustration and live workshops. Look forward to a repeat event!

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By ferdiesfoodlab - Mar 2 2012

Looks really interesting, amazing venue, British Library is a spring of knowledge!

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