Old School Tour: 30 Minutes SOLD OUT
Bodleian Libraries
Friday, 5 April 2019
7:30pm
30 minutes
Bodleian: Great Gate
£6
The Bodleian Libraries have arranged special evening openings exclusively for festival guests to see inside the oldest part of the Library during the festival week.
This 30-minute tour takes you to the ancient and atmospheric Duke Humfrey’s Library, the oldest reading room in the Bodleian.
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Brasenose College founded in 1512
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