Highlights
Birmingham Museum and Art GalleryWe're delighted that Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has reopened its doors for the next phase of reopening. The new displays explore the social story of Birmingham and the city’s global impact.
Open spaces include the iconic Round Room, Industrial Gallery, 'Birmingham: Its People, Its History' galleries, the tearoom and museum shop. Plus, new displays include our new family gallery 'Wild City', and 'The Elephant in the Room' gallery.
The rest of the building currently remains closed, including other galleries on Levels 2 and 3, such as the Ancient History galleries, the Pre-Raphaelite galleries, the Art galleries, and the Staffordshire Hoard gallery.
On this page you can find out more about the displays that are currently open.
The Round Room
The museum’s iconic Round Room will be at the heart of the reopening with new and familiar artworks back on display surrounding Jacob Epstein’s stunning bronze sculpture, Lucifer.
Industrial Gallery
The Industrial Gallery will reopen with a new ‘Made in Birmingham’ display, which celebrates the city of a thousand trades, its self-deprecating humour, creative people and their worldwide impact.
Wild City
Two new galleries dedicated to children and families, telling stories about nature in the city.
Birmingham: Its People, Its History
The galleries tell the story of Birmingham from its beginnings as a small medieval settlement to becoming a globally significant, modern city.
Other displays:
Elephant in the Room
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.
