Paintings and objects on loan and where to see them
AboutWhilst infrastructure works continue at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the building is closed, we have lent a considerable number of our finest paintings to other galleries and museums in order to provide increased public access to our extensive collection. Here is where you can see them:
The Staffordshire Hoard
Can be found on display in 2 different locations
- On display at The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent.
- On display at Tamworth Castle, in the exhibition, ‘Battle and Tribute’.
Vanity by Helen Chadwick
On display in the exhibition 'Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures' at The Hepworth Wakefield from 17 May - 27 October 2025.
Pygmalion by Donald Rodney
On display in the exhibition ‘Donald Rodney: Visceral Canker’ at Whitechapel Gallery from 12 February - 18 May 2025.
Selection of Bicycles
A large selection of bicycles from the collection are on display at STEAMHouse, Birmingham City University for their Cycles of Innovation exhibition (19 July 2024 – 18 July 2027).
- 1958S00978 BSA Gents Bicycle, BSA, Small Heath, Birmingham.
- 1959S01087 Gents Safety Bicycle, BSA, Small Heath, Birmingham.
- 1964S01828 New Hudson Safety Bicycle, The New Hudson Cycle Co. Ltd, Deritend, Birmingham.
- 1968S02226.00001 Bicycle, Quadrant Chainless, Quadrant Cycle Co., Sheepcote Street, Birmingham.
- 1968S02235.00001 New Hudson Twin Tube Tandem, The New Hudson Cycle Co. Ltd, Deritend, Birmingham.
- 1973S02669.00001 BSA 3 Speed Bicycle, BSA, Small Heath, Birmingham.
- 1974S02796.00001 Gents New Hudson Bicycle, The New Hudson Cycle Co. Ltd, Deritend, Birmingham.
- 1979S03409 Sun Sports Model Bicycle, Sun Cycle & Fittings Co., Brook Street, Aston, Birmingham.
- 1984S03743 Sun 'Wasp' Bicycle, Sun Cycle & Fittings Co., Brook Street, Aston, Birmingham.
- 1988S04090.00001 Raleigh Randonneur Touring Bicycle, Raleigh, Nottingham; frame by T. I. Reynolds, Tyseley, Birmingham.
- 1988S04117 BSA Ladies Bicycle, BSA, Small Heath, Birmingham.
- 1988S04123.1 Hercules 'Blenheim' Bicycle, Hercules Cycle & Motor Co., Aston, Birmingham.
- 1989S04169 Phillips Ladies Single Speed Bicycle, Phillips Cycles Limited, Smethwick, Sandwell.
- 2002D00192 Green BSA Bicycle, BSA, Small Heath, Birmingham.
Portrait of Count Nicholas Frochot by Andrea Appiani
On display in the exhibition 'Le Peintre de Napoléon et de Joséphine en Italie: Andrea Appiani' at Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau, France from 16 March 2025 – 28 July 2025