New display takes visitors 'down the rabbit hole'

Nathan BriantSouth of England
News imageRBWM/Pan Macmillan A picture from the exhibition with Alice holding an flamingo-like bird.RBWM/Pan Macmillan
The 24 pictures are on display at Sunninghill library and will travel across the borough throughout the year

A touring exhibition of artwork from the original editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland will be on display in local libraries until the end of the year.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead said 24 illustrations by Sir John Tenniel for Lewis Carroll's stories have been reproduced for display and will be featured in a walk-through gallery at each library.

They are on display at Sunninghill library and will be moved every month until the last displays at Datchet and Eton Wick in December.

The council said the exhibition supports the National Year of Reading 2026.

The exhibition will be touring across all libraries on the following months:

  • April – Sunninghill
  • May – Maidenhead
  • June – Cox Green
  • July – Ascot Durning
  • August – Windsor
  • September – Cookham and Old Windsor
  • October – Boyne Grove and Wraysbury Container Library
  • November – Dedworth
  • December – Datchet and Eton Wick