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Taking Liberties

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31st October 2008 until 1st March 2009

THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 1ST MARCH 2009

Address: British Library, 96 Euston Road, NW1 2DB

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Taking Liberties is in the London Borough of Camden

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This significant exhibition at the PACCAR Gallery at the British Library makes use of many of the important books and documents held here. The Magna Carta, the 1832 Great Reform Act and the Good Friday Agreement are all on display. Together they paved the way for liberty in this country and chart the roots of British democracy dating back more than 900 years. Through interactive debates and an online forum you can share your opinions and see how they compare to everyone else's. A series of special events and talks, stories and songs relate the subject of human rights to topical issues like the environment, equality, ID cards and detention without charge. It's a thoroughly thought-provoking exhibition and one that traces a remarkable history of the fight for liberty right up to the thorny topics of the day.

Visiting Taking Liberties

Travel

Railway Stations

St Pancras International Station (2 minutes)

Eurostar (2 minutes)

Underground Stations

King's Cross Tube (5 minutes)

Euston Tube (7 minutes)

Opening Times

Mon & Wed to Fri 9.30am-6pm, Tue 9.30-8pm, Sat 9.30am-5pm & Sun 11am-5pm | Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan

Car Parks

Arcade Car Parks (7 minutes)

Judd Street NCP (7 minutes)

Pricing

Free

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Euston Road

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The Fairway Hotel

13-15 Argyle Street, Kings Cross, WC1H Map

3 minutes walk from Taking Liberties

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Jesmond Dene Hotel

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96 Euston Road, NW1 Map

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School of Life

70 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N Map

8 minutes walk from Taking Liberties

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58 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N Map

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St Pancras Grand

Upper Concourse, St Pancras International, Euston Road, NW1 Map

2 minutes walk from Taking Liberties

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Megaro

23-27 Euston Road, St Pancras, Bloomsbury, London, NW1 Map

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Local Education

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London Education / Evening Classes

The Place

17 Duke's Road, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H Map

5 minutes walk from Taking Liberties

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Slade School of Fine Art

UCL University, Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E Map

11 minutes walk from Taking Liberties

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Bloomsbury Bowling

Underneath Tavistock Hotel, Tavistock Place, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H Map

9 minutes walk from Taking Liberties

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U of L Pool, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E Map

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The Betjeman Arms

St Pancras International Station, Euston Road, NW1 Map

2 minutes walk from Taking Liberties

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Positively 4th Street

119 Hampstead Road, NW1 Map

12 minutes walk from Taking Liberties

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