The Public Record Office will be showcasing three new displays in the Education and Visitor Centre at Ruskin Avenue, Kew. The centre contains treasures from the Domesday Book to the last telegram from the Titanic.

Coronation & Commonwealth - until November 17th. An exhibition of some of the many documents from the 1950s. It explores some of the broad themes of the decade, including the space race, the Cold War, Suez, the Festival of Britain and the building of a brave new world' in postwar Britain, Highlights include:

Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Oath, 1953.

Correspondence between Britain and America concerning Bill Haley and his Comets' 1957 tour.

Telegrams from Tito and Adenauer and the first Manchester United match programme following the Munich air disaster of 1958.

The first police charge sheets for the infamous Kray brothers, 1956.

Jack the Ripper Until March 28th. The PRO holds the original Jack the Ripper files. A small selection of the 200 letters from people claiming to be the Ripper will be on display. The files can be viewed in full on microfilm.

Michael Faraday March 8th-28th. As part of National Science Week and in association with String of Pearls and the Royal Institution, the PRO is the second stop on a trail of 36 organisations around London following the life of the scientist Michael Faraday.

Public Record Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew. 8876 3444, minicom 8392 9198, fax 8878 8905, web: www.pro.gov.uk. Admission is free. Opening hours for the Education and Visitor Centre: Monday 9am-5pm, Tuesday 10am-7pm, Wednesday 10am-7pm, Thursday 9am-7pm, Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 9.30am-5pm.