Museum in square with Chamberlain memorial.

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

We're delighted that Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has reopened its doors. Open spaces include the Birmingham History Galleries, Round Room, Industrial Gallery, Bridge Gallery, Wild City (a new family gallery), Tearoom and Museum Shop, as well as a series of exhibitions. Open Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.

An exhibition space with 3D whale tail with a family in front.

Summer family fun

Have a giant time with us this summer!

Join us for the GIANTS exhibition, arts club, guided tours and more!

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Our exhibitions and events

  1. Ozzy Osbourne.
    Exhibition

    Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Open 25 June - 28 Sept, 2025. Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.
    Celebrating the global lifetime achievements of Birmingham rock legend Ozzy Osbourne.
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  2. Exhibition space with life size 3D woolly mammoth.
    Exhibition

    GIANTS , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Open 2 August - 2 November 2025. Wednesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm.
    A family-friendly exhibition, featuring life-sized 3D models, skeletons, hands-on activities and digital projections.
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  3. A group of musicians outside on a street, smiling with their hands in the air and holding a variety of string instruments.

    Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Hot Club Of Halifax , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Discover Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival across Birmingham Museums
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  4. Close up of a large collection of Staffordshire hoard fragments in individual display boxes on display in a display case.

    Staffordshire Hoard Guided View , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Selected Thursdays and Saturdays
    Guided access to the much loved Staffordshire Hoard Gallery. ​
    DetailsBook now
  5. A smiling child looks at the camera. She sits at a table and in front of her is a piece of paper. An adult is smiling in the background.

    Arts Club: Summer Fun at the Museum , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Every Wednesday in the summer holidays
    Join us for some hands-on summer fun at the Museum!
    DetailsBook now
  6. Larry Dean crouching on a stool.

    Comedy at the Museum ft. Larry Dean & More , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Comedy from your favourite acts at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
    DetailsBook now
Museum in square with Chamberlain memorial.

About

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is housed in a stunning Grade II* listed landmark building that has watched over the city’s Chamberlain and Victoria Squares since 1885, welcoming millions of visitors over the years.

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Square clock tower and stone columns of Museum entrance

Plan your visit

Busy museum café viewed from above.

Tearoom

Museum shop featuring a variety of shop artefacts including clothes, prints and more.

Shop

The Industrial Gallery, a large ornate gallery with ironwork arches and large glazed roof windows showing a display based on Made In Birmingham.

What to see

Open spaces include the Birmingham History Galleries, Round Room, Industrial Gallery, Tearoom, and Museum Shop, plus a new family gallery, Wild City.

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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery opening times

Open Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.

  • General admission is FREE (donations are welcome, thank you for your support). No booking required.
  • Some events and exhibitions may charge, this information is included in the What's On details.
  • Tearoom open 10am - 4pm.
A view of the Round Room with large painting on the wall and a statue of Lucifer by Sir Jacob Epstein.
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Latest news and stories

  1. Group of 25 small Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet artefacts

    Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery announces guided access viewings of Staffordshire Hoard prior to full public reopening

    15 July 2025
  2. Fae sitting at a desk at work in an exhibition.

    The secrets in the archive

    14 July 2025
  3. Larry Dean crouching on a stool.

    New comedy night to launch at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

    3 July 2025

New Pre-Raphaelite display coming soon

As part of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s phased reopening, we are excited to announce that works from our world-class Pre-Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts collections will be back on display later this year.

We are currently working behind the scenes to get the new display ready for opening to the public in Autumn 2025.

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Address: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square Birmingham, B3 3DH.