Curators have worked with authors Philip Pullman, Alan Garner and Susan Cooper for a new show at the ancient library where JRR Tolkein and CS Lewis also once worked.

Owned by the Duke of Wellington in the magnificent Hyde Park house he lived in after Waterloo, Americus Backers' 241-year-old grand piano has gone on public view.

Experts say the man behind the 12th century History of the Kings of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth, wrote the famous book in the former chapel where he was a canon.

Featuring the works of the son of the Rabbi of Kiev who became an acclaimed New York theatre design via Moscow, Paris and Berlin, the Ben Uri's new show is a dramatic one.

History lovers at the Oxford Preservation Trust will reopen the rooms where Shakespeare once stayed for a rare series of public tours on the 449th anniversary of his birth.

Using a hand-crafted wooden book and their mobile phone, visitors to Bristol's Watershed will be able to follow stories through the city streets in a new literary adventure.

Young composers are being given the chance to write a piece for the ancient Jacob Kirckman harpsichord as part of a display linking instruments from the Horniman and the V&A.

From William Wordsworth's wedding ring to inked-out lines in her posthumously published Grasmere Journal, a new show ponders the enigma of Dorothy Wordsworth.

Dot Dot Dash at the National Library of Wales traces key milestones of communication in Wales through film and audio archives, cartoons and retro gadgets.

The new Michael Caine exhibition at the Museum of London is full of iconic images but the curator's favourite, shows Caine relaxing with his 1960s flatmate Terence Stamp.

Works by Francis Towne and Thomas Girtin depicting late 18th century views of Coniston and Windermere in the Lake District have been acquired by the Wordsworth Trust.

The Yorkshire home of the Brontë sisters is expecting an exciting 2013 as it prepares to reopen next month following its first major redecoration for 25 years.

Eight new digital projects based at Watershed in Bristol are investigating how emerging digital technologies can support the act of reading.

A set of six letters written by Charlotte Brontë and later used by Elizabeth Gaskell for her biography of the famous author of Jane Eyre has been acquired at auction by the Brontë Society.

The Snowdonia home of Welsh language and First World War poet Hedd Wyn is to be developed as a museum and heritage centre that will help enshrine his reputation.

Linda Birch is one of our top children's book illustrators with work on Bagpuss, Charlie and the Witch and Pogle's Wood. She shares her artistic journey at the Bowes Museum.

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford marks the 200th birthday of artist and writer Edward Lear with a collection of oils, watercolours, manuscripts and illustrated books spanning the length of his career.

Twelve artists have been commissioned to create pieces inspired by literary works from the collection of one of the world’s leading antiquarian booksellers, Maggs Bros.

The largest art book event in the country invites visitors to take part in a programme of discussions and workshops with publishers, artists and writers.

Michael Rosen, Michael Morpurgo, Julia Donaldson and Anthony Browne lead a stellar cast of children's authors for the Wonderlands festival of children's literature.

A 19th century anti-Dracula kit containing a pistol, rosary beads and a set of stakes joins one of the most powerful rifles ever made as the Royal Armouries adds to its collections.

The Haworth haven will host a series of exhibitions and events, including a chance to see the Oscar-nominated costumes from the 2011 film.

The Stanza Stones trail follows 47 miles along the Pennine Watershed between Ilkley and Marsden, offering walkers the chance to discover six new poems by Simon Armitage.

Some of the country's foremost experts unite for a three-year project to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, led by the University of East Anglia.

To mark the bicentenary of his birth, the British Library in London goes beyond A Christmas Carol for a new exhibition on Charles Dickens, the supernatural and the macabre.

The Victoria and Albert Museum plays host to the unusual sound of sniggering as it celebrates the birthday of one of the UK's finest institutions in Private Eye: The First 50 Years.

From Lewis Carroll's original version of her adventures in 1865 to art by Paul Nash, Max Ernst and Salvador Dali, the new show at Tate Liverpool is devoted to Alice.

Dr Stella Panayotova discusses eagles and impaled legs of lamb as part of the epic 2010 exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Fans of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll - we have found some fabulous places for you to visit and websites to explore.

As poetry fans flocked to watch the 2009 Jane Campion movie Bright Star, Culture24 developed this UK-wide guide to the real life John Keats and Fanny Brawne. Why not follow the poet's footsteps round London and beyond?

Dr Bradley Strauchen, Deputy Keeper of Music at the Horniman Museum, explains the importance and significance of the Museum's Boosey and Hawkes collection of documents and brass and woodwind instruments.

The new Bond adventure Quantum of Solace packs a real punch - but spy truth is rather different than espionage fiction: as our Cold War and WWII spy trails reveal...

This trail highlights exhibits in the British Museum that shed light on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cultures from ancient times and far-away places.

A tour of the National Portrait Gallery showing eighteenth century sitters with disabilities including John Wilkes, Samuel Johnson, and Handel.

Take a look at fascinating objects in London museums. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.

Discover fascinating objects in the museums of Northern Ireland. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.

Discover fascinating objects in the museums of Scotland. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.

The People's Museum - take a look at some intriguing objects found in the museums of the East of England. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.

Discover fascinating objects in the museums of Liverpool. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.

Discover fascinating objects in the museums of the south east. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.

Sarah Morley looks at Norwich's Jewish heritage a link that dates back to medieval times and accounts for several historic parts of the city.

Follow this trail to find out where gay and lesbian history lives in collections and displays - formerly a tricky subject for museums, now a heritage that is being celebrated.

Exploring the inter-relationships of Black, Jewish and Asian people in the UK

Sikhs have resided in Great Britain in small numbers for centuries and this trail, developed with the Anglo Sikh Heritage Trail, explores locations in London linked to their heritage.

This trail, an exploration of Church End in North London, is the third from the My Life, Our Heritage project to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.

The first in a series of articles exploring the history and heritage of County Durham looks at Escombe Church in Bishop Auckland.

Located in a picturesque setting on the River Thames and home to the Prime Meridian, Greenwich is a stunning World Heritage site.

This intimate memory of Scotswood Road in Newcastle was sent in by Mark, who used the City Heritage Guide's Storymaker program to input it. Pictures from Jimmy Forsyth's wonderful photographic record of the area, made famous in his Side Gallery exhibitions and book, are included to set the scene visually.