Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

It is 125 years since Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery first opened its doors beneath the clock tower on Chamberlain Square. Inside you will find everything from Renaissance masterpieces to 9,000-year-old Middle Eastern treasures.

World Class Museum at the Cultural Heart of Birmingham

Famous for its Pre-Raphaelite paintings. You can see art and objects spanning seven centuries of European and World history and culture. Find out more about Birmingham’s history or see the Egyptian mummies.

Birmingham's science collections are now housed at Thinktank - Birmingham's Science Museum.

Building Works

There will be gallery closures between 2010 - 2012 as a result of building works. Please contact us if you would like to check if something is on display before you visit, or if you have any queries about which galleries are effected.

Spotlight Sessions

Put your own object under the spotlight - bring it to the museum for our experts to tell you all about it.

Sessions will be held on the first Wednesday of each month between 1pm and 3pm. They will take place in the Industrial Gallery on the 2nd floor. Please note that the curators cannot give valuations.

Collections Enquiry Service

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is currently working on an exciting and ambitious capital project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, entitled Birmingham – A City in the Making. The project will see the creation of a new and innovative wing of Birmingham history galleries on the top floor of the museum. To focus on the delivery of this major project, the Museum and Art Gallery is suspending its public enquiries service in the several collection and subject areas from 1 April 2010 until 31 March 2011 when it will be reviewed. Further information is given as a word document and as a pdf.

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