Summer at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Have a GIANT time this summer

Step into a world of discovery with our GIANTS exhibition — a larger-than-life experience for curious young minds.

Enjoy My First Museum Tour, get creative at Marvellous Makers and Art Club, meet our two colourful Bulls in the City calves and don’t miss the magical Grimwood Trail. Top it all off with a treat in our tearoom.

Open Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–5pm. 
Free entry (charges apply for some activities and exhibitions).

An exhibition space with 3D whale tail with a family in front.

What's on

  1. Exhibition space with life size 3D woolly mammoth.
    Exhibition

    GIANTS , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Open daily in August, 10am–5pm. From September, open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am–5pm. 2 August - 2 November 2025.
    A family-friendly exhibition, featuring life-sized 3D models, skeletons, hands-on activities and digital projections.
    DetailsBook tickets
  2. A smiling child looks at the camera. She sits at a table and in front of her is a piece of paper. An adult is smiling in the background.

    Arts Club: Summer Fun at the Museum , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Every Wednesday in the summer holidays
    Join us for some hands-on summer fun at the Museum!
    DetailsBook now
  3. Two children and adults looking at paintings on display.

    My First Museum Tour - Summer Holidays , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Thursdays from 24 July - 28 August
    Come and join us at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for our My First Museum Tour, aimed at young families who would like a child friendly tour of the Museum.
    DetailsBook now
  4. Close up of two children sitting and drawing at an easel in a gallery.

    Marvellous Makers , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Every Sunday this summer
    Weekly, hands-on creative workshops
    DetailsDrop in
  5. Grimwood Museum Adventures - join us this summer holiday.

    The Grimwood Museum Adventure Trail , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

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    Part of the national Grimwood Museum Adventure with Kids in Museums
    DetailsBook now

Plan your visit

Find out opening times, how to get here and more.

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Two children and adults looking at paintings on display.

Wild City

Visit our family-friendly gallery.
Victoria sponge cake on a stand there is a busy café in the background

Tearoom

Stop off for a rest in our tearoom.