Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Billionaire Nirmal Sethia Funds Agatha Christie Mystery Exhibition
Nirmal Sethia is a very wealthy businessman who helps pay for an Agatha Christie exhibition.
He says he did not receive much formal education and does not read books.
However, he believes Christie’s stories are valuable because literature helps people use their imagination.
Sethia owns Newby Teas through family charities.
Tea appears many times in Christie’s mysteries and is sometimes connected to poison in her stories.
The exhibition will be held at the British Library in London.
It will show personal objects, writing materials and items from Christie’s travels and career.
Visitors can see the exhibition from October 2026 until June 2027.
Nirmal Sethia is sponsoring the British Library’s Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery exhibition through Newby Teas.
Sethia says he does not read books, but describes Christie’s writing as literature and part of education.
Tea is a recurring feature in Christie’s novels and links her work to Sethia’s luxury tea company.
The exhibition will run from 30 October 2026 to 20 June 2027, marking 50 years since Christie’s death.
More than 100 items will be displayed, including Christie’s typewriter, notebooks, photographs, letters and poison-related research.
- Who
- Billionaire Nirmal Sethia, Newby Teas, the British Library and Agatha Christie’s estate are involved.
- What
- The British Library is presenting Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery, sponsored in part by Newby Teas.
- When
- The exhibition runs from 30 October 2026 to 20 June 2027; it marks 50 years since Christie’s death on 12 January 1976.
- Where
- The exhibition will take place at the British Library in London, with related displays and events at libraries across the United Kingdom.
- Why
- Newby Teas agreed to support the exhibition because tea features frequently in Christie’s novels, while the exhibition celebrates her life and influence on crime fiction.
- Exhibition title
- Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery
- Venue
- The British Library, London
- Exhibition dates
- 30 October 2026 to 20 June 2027
- Main sponsor
- Newby Teas
- Items on display
- More than 100 items from the British Library, the Christie Archive Trust and other lenders
- Christie anniversary
- The exhibition marks 50 years since Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976
- Additional sponsor
- Great Western Railway