Over 100 manuscripts from the British Library and National Portrait Gallery to arrive at HOTA

HOTA's exhibition will feature rare manuscripts, first editions and portraits of literary luminaries, including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters.
John Taylor, 'Chandos portrait', 1610, showing as part of 'Writers Revealed' at HOTA. An oil painting rendered in dark hues of a figure looking calmly at the viewer.

HOTA – Home of the Arts will host the global debut of Writers Revealed: Treasures from the British Library and National Portrait Gallery, London in April this year, an exhibition showcasing the collaboration between two established British institutions.

The British Library is the national library of the UK, holding over 170 million items, with sites in Yorkshire and London. On the other hand, the National Portrait Gallery, which sits behind the National Gallery in London’s Trafalgar Square, is home to the largest collection of portraits in the world. 

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