Photos showing the minor damage to the display case, which our teams are now checking.

The police were notified and the Magna Carta itself remains undamaged. The Treasures Gallery is temporarily closed until further notice. (2/2)

An incident occurred at the British Library on Friday 10 May where 2 individuals attacked the toughened glass case containing the Magna Carta in the Library’s Treasures Gallery. The Library’s Security team intervened to prevent further damage to the case, which was minimal.(1/2)

Our Treasures Gallery is temporarily closed this morning.

We apologise for any inconvenience this causes and will let you know as soon as we reopen.

Let's taco 'bout our sixth Food Season:

- The Psychological Impossibility of Eating Well with Kimberley Wilson CPsychol & Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈
- Table Manners, with special guest Jordan
- Big Weekender, a two-day celebration

And plenty more: bit.ly/BLFoodSeason20…

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With Bloomberg Connects you can explore the architecture and history of our iconic building and discover our artworks and collection items – as well as peek behind the scenes 👀

Download the free guide to our St Pancras site today: bl.uk/visit/digital-…

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Happy #StarWarsDay ! – #MayTheFourthBeWithYou

On Tuesday 7 May our St Pancras site will open 10.00 – 20.00. These are slightly amended opening hours due to planned transport strikes.

Plan your visit: bit.ly/BLPlanVisit

Turn up the volume on events at the Library and online 🎚️

• Soul II Soul live
• A celebration of UK RnB
• DJ sets with jamzsupernova & PAULETTE
• Words with George The Poet 🇺🇬
• The art of the MC with D Double E. Supported by G-SHOCK UK

And other legends of the music scene:…