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World class museum in the heart of Birmingham city centre.

Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, B3 3DH
0121 348 8000 Directions

Opening times and prices

Opening Times:

Monday - Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10.30am - 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm

Entry:

FREE entrance. 

Some exhibitions and events may charge.

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Staffordshire Hoard

Discover the story of the Staffordshire Hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found. The Staffordshire Hoard helmet is now on display.
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Women Power Protest

Exhibition
Marking a century since the first women won the right to vote, 'Women Power Protest' brings together modern and contemporary artworks from the Arts...
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10 Nov 2018 - 31 Mar 2019
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Within and Without: Body Image and th...

Exhibition
The exhibition examines how social, historical and cultural factors affect body image and how this is expressed through objects and artworks. It ex...
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22 Jul 2018 - 5 May 2019
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Edwardian Tearooms Late: Singles Social

Special Event
Will the new year bring new beginnings at the first ETR Late of 2019? Our singles social is a chance for single people to mingle in a relaxed atmos...
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26 Jan 2019 - 26 Jan 2019
6.30pm - 11.00pm
Book tickets £15.00
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Uncomfortable Art Tours by Alice Procter

Tour and Talk
Alice Procter is a national historian of material culture based at UCL. In 2016 she couldn’t get a job, so she started an irreverent and low-tech a...
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19 Jan 2019 - 19 Jan 2019
1.00pm - 3.00pm
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Too Cute!: Sweet is about to get Sini...

Exhibition
Artist and filmmaker Rachel Maclean examines the world of cuteness by curating works from the Arts Council Collection and Birmingham’s collection t...
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26 Jan 2019 - 12 May 2019
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Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing

Exhibition
In February 2019, to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, 12 of the Renaissance master's drawings from the Royal Collectio...
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1 Feb 2019 - 6 May 2019
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Leonardo's Drawings: Talk by Martin C...

Special Event
An expert talk by Martin Clayton, Head of Prints and Drawings at the Royal Collection Trust.
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21 Feb 2019 - 21 Feb 2019
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Book tickets £10.00
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The Staffordshire Hoard Helmet

Based on extensive research and built by experts, the recreated Staffordshire Hoard helmet is now on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
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Staffordshire Hoard Helmets Revealed for Public Display

Research reveals approximately a third of the fragments in the Staffordshire Hoard come from a very high-status helmet. Helmets of its kind are rare – the Staffordshire Hoard helmet is one of a ve...
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Leonardo da Vinci drawings to go on display in Birmingham in 2019

In February 2019, to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, 12 of the Renaissance master's drawings from the Royal Collection will go on display at Birmingham Museum & Ar...
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