Until Sunday 18th January 2026
British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB
The British Library are displaying The Cell Quilt as part of their Secret Maps
exhibition.
The Cell Quilt is an actual size depiction of a two person prison cell, and it is
exact to the last detail, measuring eleven feet by eight feet, recreating the
tiny space in which two people are confined, in some cases, up to 23 hours a day. The British Library included The Cell Quilt in the exhibition because British prison buildings have rarely featured on official public maps – in the creation of this piece, the stitchers have placed themselves back on the map.