Bodleian Library, Oxford

Broad Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3BG
England

Website

Library website

www.bodley.ox.ac.uk

Exhibitions

www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/about/exhibitions

E-mail

Communications Office

communications@bodley.ox.ac.uk

Telephone

Communications Office

01865 277627

Exhibitions

01865 277187

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Circular, domed stone building
Guided tours icon Shop icon Library icon Study area icon Visual disability facilities icon

Founded in 1602, the Bodleian Library is home to over 9 million volumes and a large number of manuscripts and rare printed books. It is the largest university library in Britain and the second largest library in the UK. The Bodleian Library organises two major exhibitions annually.

Venue type

Library, Gallery

 Opening hours

Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00
Sat 9.00-4.30

Closed: Sunday

 Admission charges

Admission Free

 General services and facilities
  • General audio-guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Licensed for weddings
  • Facilities for private functions and events

Broad Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3BG
England

Website

Library website

www.bodley.ox.ac.uk

Exhibitions

www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/about/exhibitions

E-mail

Communications Office

communications@bodley.ox.ac.uk

Telephone

Communications Office

01865 277627

Exhibitions

01865 277187

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Specialist publications on collections available

Broad Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3BG
England

Website

Library website

www.bodley.ox.ac.uk

Exhibitions

www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/about/exhibitions

E-mail

Communications Office

communications@bodley.ox.ac.uk

Telephone

Communications Office

01865 277627

Exhibitions

01865 277187

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

AN ARTFUL CRAFT: Historic Bookbindings from the Broxbourne Library and other collections

12 June — 31 October 2009 *on now

The Bodleian Library summer exhibition features masterpieces from two of the greatest bookbinding collections of the 20th century: the Broxbourne Library collected by Albert Ehrman and the Wormsley Library formed by Sir Paul Getty. It also draws on other world-renowned historic collections in the Bodleian. The exhibition explores and celebrates the creativity of bookbinders across the centuries and from different cultures. On show will be stunning bindings ranging from medieval examples to contemporary masterpieces; from European to Islamic bookbinders; demonstrating both the art and the craft of bookbinding.

When

9am-5pm

Where

Exhibition Room, Bodleian Library

Admission

Admission free

BOUND FOR SUCCESS: Designer Bookbinders International Competition 2009

12 June — 1 August 2009 *on now

The display showcases 127 shortlisted submissions in the first Designer Bookbinders International Competition, and the winners of the Sir Paul Getty Bodleian bookbinding Prize. Entrants representing 29 countries offer highly creative and surprisingly diverse interpretations on the theme of water. Using a variety of media, the exhibits represent a wide assortment of modern approaches to the art of the hand-bound book.

When

9am-5pm

Where

Proscholium, Bodleian Library

Admission

Admission free

Broad Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3BG
England

Website

Library website

www.bodley.ox.ac.uk

Exhibitions

www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/about/exhibitions

E-mail

Communications Office

communications@bodley.ox.ac.uk

Telephone

Communications Office

01865 277627

Exhibitions

01865 277187

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
advertisement