Bodleian Libraries - Portraits Tour at the Weston Library
Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG
11am and 2pm: Portraits Tour: Take a tour of the portraits behind the scenes in the Weston Library and discover new stories such as that of Edmund Halley, the astronomer who first predicted the return of comets. The portraits offer a fascinating record of social and academic history and feature a diverse mix of people with connections to the University of Oxford, the world of literature and of course Bodley’s Librarians. Please meet in Blackwell Hall at the Weston Library. Tours are free and drop-in, but spaces are limited and age is restricted to 11+ only.
The Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford is the largest university library system in the United Kingdom. It includes the principal University library – the Bodleian Library – which has been a legal deposit library for 400 years; as well as 27 libraries across Oxford including major research libraries and faculty, department and institute libraries. Together, the Libraries hold more than 13 million printed items, over 80,000 e-journals and outstanding special collections including rare books and manuscripts, classical papyri, maps, music, art and printed ephemera. Members of the public can explore the collections via the Bodleian’s online image portal at digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk or by visiting the exhibition galleries in the Bodleian’s Weston Library. For more information, visit www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- Tours at 1100 and 1400
Location & directions
Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG
- Contact on day:
- Anna Clark
- Telephone number:
- +441865242918
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
The Weston Library Portrait tour involves stairs. If you or someone in your tour party has accessibility requirements, please contact us prior to your visit on [email protected] and we will do our best to help you. We are working on improving accessibility on our guided tours to ensure visitors have an equitable experience. Weston Library Café will be open.
Additional information
Drop-in. First come, first serve. 15 places per tour. There will be some free flow, drop-in keep sake printing activities in Blackwell Hall and the Bodleian Biblio Press on both days, which are suitable for all ages.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 15
