The stories of Birmingham’s Windrush generation are to be celebrated in Birmingham Museum’s new programme of events and activities commemorating this year’s national Windrush Day.

Aston Hall, one of Birmingham’s most iconic buildings, is set to welcome visitors as it reopens on 7 July after being closed for more than a year.

• Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum finally opens to visitors after 432 days of closure.

A new outdoor exhibition showcasing photographs taken over the last five decades opens in Birmingham’s Centenary Square on Saturday 22 May.

Steam engines, interactive technology displays, spectacular Planetarium shows and the child-sized world of MiniBrum will all spring back to life as Thinktank, Birmingham’s award-winning science museum, reopens to visitors from Saturday 29 May - just in time for the half-term holiday.

Birmingham Museums Trust today announces plans to reopen Thinktank, welcoming visitors back to the award-winning science museum for the first time since closing in March 2020.

Birmingham Museums Trust has received a grant of £820,841 from the second round of the Government’s £1.

Birmingham Museums’ new online shop is set to celebrate the best of Brum with a unique range of products created by the very best local independent makers of today alongside gifts inspired by Birmingham’s remarkable past.

2021 marks 50 years since the independence of Bangladesh and to commemorate this significant anniversary Birmingham Museums, in partnership with the Bengal Foundation, will host a programme that invites audiences to explore Bangladeshi history and the impact of independence.

The Antiques Roadshow team are preparing to film at Aston Hall for the first time this year as part of the 44th series of the much-loved family favourite.