Posted by Fiona on November 27, 2000 at 10:01:05 from 128.40.195.152:
For those of you who are able to get to London to visit the British Museum you might be interested to know that some of AR's books are on display. I was fortunate to attend on Friday evening one of the previews of the renovated Great Court - it was the turn of archaeologists. The offical opening is on December 5th or 7th - can't quite remember which date off the top of my head! The old reading room looks quite stunning and now that the British Library has removed all its books to what Prince Charles (quite rightly) called the 'coalbunker' near St Pancras station, the BM have put their own collection of books inside the famous dome. They have placed books by their more eminent readers around the walls and there, under a shelf of Beatrix Potter books, was very good display of several AR books complete with dust jackets. Entrance is no longer restricted to the room or the Great Court so I strongly recommend you have look if you are able.