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Welcome

Our extraordinary venues provide a fascinating glimpse into Birmingham's rich and vibrant past.

Exhibitions

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Black and white photo of an astronaut on the moon with USA flag next to him.
    Exhibition

    The Space Vault Exhibition , at Thinktank.

    Open during venue opening times
    Visit one of the UK’s largest private collections of space artefacts from human space exploration.
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Special events

  1. A group of people singing in a choir.

    Nature in Music with Notorious Choir at Blakesley Hall , at Blakesley Hall.

    A wonderful afternoon of music in the beautiful gardens of Blakesley Hall.
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  2. Head and shoulders of a re-enactor dressed as a medieval knight who is looking to the side.

    Medieval Day at Weoley Castle , at Weoley Castle.

    Learn what life was like in medieval Birmingham with re-enactors, battle displays, guided tours, craft activities and much more!
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  3. Piece of loosely woven cloth with a pattern picked out in small stitches using coloured threads

    Explore the MCC: Textiles through Time , at Museum Collection Centre.

    9 Jul, 6 Aug
    Discover Birmingham's textile collection.
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Visit our museums

We have 9 extraordinary venues that provide a fascinating glimpse into Birmingham's rich and vibrant past and showcase world class museum collections.

Not all venues are currently open, please check before visiting.

A large modern building with garden in front. In the garden is trees, plants and science exhibits

Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

Photo ofshowing the front of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The tall clock tower of the building is surrounded by blue sky.

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Exterior view of a Jacobean Hall.

Aston Hall

Exterior view of a Tudor timber-framed house with adults and children walking in the garden.

Blakesley Hall

Storage area containing vintage motorised fire engines

Museum Collection Centre

Workshop with machinery, a workbench in front of a window and wooden shelves with a ladder

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

A man outside a brick building presenting to a small group of people.

Sarehole Mill

Front view of Soho House and garden

Soho House

Close up of ruined stone Castle walls and a cherry tree in blossom

Weoley Castle

Painting of two young girls sitting in the countryside, the older girl's eyes are closed, she has a concertina on her lap, the younger girl faces away looking at a double rainbow in the sky

Our collection

Discover more about the collection.
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Shop online

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Latest news and stories

  1. Ozzy Osbourne.

    World-first Ozzy Osbourne exhibition to open at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

    13 June 2025

  2. Human space exploration exhibition lands at Thinktank

    12 June 2025
  3. Exhibition space with life size 3D woolly mammoth.

    A big opportunity to feel small: colossal creatures descending on UK in giant exhibition

    5 June 2025
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