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World class museum in the heart of Birmingham city centre.

Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, B3 3DH
0121 348 8038 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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Dippy on Tour:
A Natural History Adventure

26 May 2018 - 9 Sep 2018
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The Everyday and Extraordinary

Exhibition
The Everyday and Extraordinary explores the potential of objects to be transformed and seen in new and insightful ways. Showcasing over seventy mod...
Museum & Art Gallery
9 Jun 2018 - 9 Sep 2018
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Vanley Burke: Photographing Birmingha...

Exhibition
Vanley Burke is one of the most important British photographers. He was born in Jamaica and arrived in Birmingham in 1965 aged 15. Here he began ph...
Museum & Art Gallery
10 Feb 2018 - 1 Jul 2018
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No booking required
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Asian Youth Culture: Exploring the He...

Exhibition
This exhibition explores the heritage and history of the lives and contributions young Asian people have made across three distinct periods: the 19...
Museum & Art Gallery
4 May 2018 - 29 Jul 2018
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No booking required
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The Past is Now: Birmingham and the B...

Exhibition
The Past is Now explores Birmingham’s relationship to the British Empire. 
Museum & Art Gallery
28 Oct 2017 - 24 Jun 2018
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No booking required
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Edwardian Tearoom Late: A Story of Su...

Special Event
It is 1914 and the women of Birmingham are busy campaigning for suffrage. Campaigning for the right to vote has been a hard fought battle with wome...
Museum & Art Gallery
11 Aug 2018 - 11 Aug 2018
7.00pm - 11.00pm
Book tickets £10.00
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Collecting Birmingham: Who Is Birming...

Exhibition
Discover new collections that reflect the experiences of diverse Birmingham people – from working lives, to community activists and protest movements.
Museum & Art Gallery
18 Apr 2018 - 27 Oct 2019
10.00am - 5.00pm
No booking required
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Refugee Week 20th Birthday Celebration

Special Event
Join us as we host performances for Refugee Week 's 20th Birthday Celebration and showcase organisations that provide support services. 
Museum & Art Gallery
21 Jun 2018 - 21 Jun 2018
12.00pm - 4.00pm
No booking required
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August Open Afternoon at the Museum C...

Special Event
This event will take place at the Museum Collection Centre, 25 Dollman Street, Nechells, B7 4RQ.
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31 Aug 2018 - 31 Aug 2018
1.30pm - 3.30pm
Book tickets Free
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Putting together Dippy the Diplodocus at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

I'm sure you've all wondered, how exactly do you put a Diplodocus together? Find out in this timelapse which shows the work that the team from the Natural History Museum have been doing to assemble Dippy in time for his star role at Birmingham!
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