Exhibit traces fantasy’s evolution from fables to fandom

STORY: Step inside the world of fantasy fiction in this British Library exhibitIt delves into the evolution of the fantasy as a genreLocation: London[Tanya Kirk, Lead curator]"So 'Fantasy: Realms of Imagination' at the British Library is an exhibition that looks at the whole history of the genre of fantasy from its earliest roots in older forms of storytelling, like fairy tales, folk tales, epic narratives all the way through to where it's up today and how it's being continually re-adapted and reinterpreted by the fan communities.” A replica of Arya Stark's sword Needle from ‘Game of Thrones’ is on displayas well as a map of Narnia from the series of C.S. Lewis books"We've got over 100 items in the exhibition. And obviously, the core of our collection here at the library is books and manuscripts. But we really wanted to show how fantasy has exploded into multimedia. So we've included things across as many different media forms as we could. "'Fantasy: Realms of Imagination’ runs until February 25, 2024