MACS Goes To… Agatha Christie: A World Of Mystery 🔍

Join MACS at the Agatha Christie exhibition at the British Library on Sunday 15th November!

Discover the extraordinary life of the Queen of Crime in ‘Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery’ ✨

From crossing continents by train to navigating archaeological digs, explore how Christie’s adventures sparked unforgettable stories, ideas and characters including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

Step into atmospheric spaces inspired by Christie’s world, from a grand country house and WWI dispensary to an Orient Express-style carriage, archaeological dig and West End theatre. Christie fans and aspiring sleuths can hunt for hidden clues and Easter eggs dotted throughout the exhibition.

Drawing on letters, notebooks, photographs, personal belongings, early manuscript drafts and many objects on display for the first time, this landmark exhibition reveals the remarkable life of one of the world’s greatest crime writers.

Items on display will include:

Christie’s Remington typewriter from 1937, purported to have been used to compose ‘And Then There Were None’ and other works;
Christie’s notes for the Witness for the Prosecution theatre adaptation;
typescript of ‘House of Beauty’, Agatha Christie’s first short story written when she was just a teenager;
Christie’s study notes for her pharmaceutical exam taken in 1917;
family photographs of Christie in Egypt, Hawaii and Southern Africa ;
personal letters from Christie to family members, including one to her second husband about her journey on the Orient Express.

Read more here: Information about the Agatha Christie exhibition

MEET DETAILS FOR SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER:

☕️ FROM 1:30PM: MEET AT UPPER GROUND FLOOR CAFE AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY (optional)
Address: 96 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DB
Look out for the MACS sign on the café table.

🏛️ 2PM: ENTER THE EXHIBITION
Address: 96 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DB
Choose your own MACS experience! Feel free to explore at your own pace with others from the group, or solo, whichever you prefer.

🍻 4:30PM - LATE: PUB SOCIAL (optional)
We'll head to a local pub to chat over drinks.
Address: Location tbc 48 hours before event.

🎟️ TICKETS:
You’ll need to purchase your own ticket.
Please book here and choose the 2PM slot (or thereabouts) on SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER.

Ticket: £25
Ticket with Art Pass: £12.50

📍GETTING THERE: ‘Visit Us’ page on the British Library website

📲 EVENT CHAT:
Please join the event chat to help you find us on the day. The event chat link will be posted on the event page around 48 hours prior to the event. This will either be a WhatsApp group or the Meetup event chat function.
N.B. Joining a WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.

🌟 PLEASE READ:
All MACS events are run entirely by volunteers, so please note we do what we can with the time and energy we have available! Our events have an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you register as Going but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible so that we know numbers.

Thank you for being part of MACS! 🧡🏛️🩵

Image credit: photo by Giovana Miketen, published on April 8, 2022, free to use under the Unsplash.com license