This once in a generation exhibition did not only offer amazing new insights into J.R.R. Tolkien’s creativity but also added a first class accompanying programme to further interest in his life and works....
Following the vernissage on May 31st, 2018, the exhibition Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth generated considerable interest in the media and I’d like to remind you of some of the best ones.
In this short blog post I would love to show you what the fans were told beforehand of Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth: the trailers, the sneak peeks and what the media had to...
From June 1st, 2018 the Bodleian Libraries will be presenting an exhibition of Tolkien‘s life and works of special magnificence. Drawing from the vaults of their Tolkien archives and the manuscript collection at...
On April 6 the first of several tapestries based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s illustrations was unveiled in a ceremony at Aubusson which is home to one of the most well-known tapestry-producing industries in France....
In an unprecedented move the son of J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien who is the executor of his father’s literary heritage, has announced today that among the many thousands of manuscript pages J.R.R. Tolkien...
“‘Save our Sounds‘“ is the British Library’s programme to preserve the nation’s sound heritage.” With this statement, the British Library is addressing one of the most pressing conservatory issues of our times –...
On 7 October 2008 the University of Oxford launched its podcast site and has since then published more than 6,000 podcasts equalling more than 5,000 hours of amazing lectures by over 4,000 speakers...
he world premiere of ‘The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies” took place on December 1st and tomorrow 13 new countries will see the film come to the big screen, among them the USA,...
n December 2013 the British Library released a million pictures into Flickr Commons, supported by the help of Microsoft, which are now available in the Public Domain. These pictures were mostly taken from...
