Library Exhibitions

Learn more about UCL Library Services exhibitions, including our annual Main Library exhibition and Student Centre displays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

UCL Main Library

On the Shelf: 200 years of building UCL's library collections

March 2026 - January 2027

UCL Student Centre

Two Centuries Here: The UCL200 exhibition.

February 2026 - July 2027

Queen Square Library

Library displays drawn from the Queen Square Archives that provide access to the historical records of the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Maida Vale Hospital.

UCL East Culture Lab: Patterns

From 2025 – 2027 the Culture Lab is exploring the concept of patterns. Through a series of rotating co-produced exhibitions and workshops the Culture Lab will explore how patterns are created and understood and can create meaning and identity. The exhibition includes reproductions of items from UCL's rare books, archives and records collections.