Storage area containing vintage motorised fire engines

Museum Collection Centre

The Museum Collection Centre holds 80 per cent of Birmingham Museums’ stored collections under one roof.

What's on

  1. 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.

    6 Aug
    Discover Birmingham's textile collection.
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  2. A family of one child and two adults are looking at museum toys on display in a cabinet. The child is pointing to an object in the cabinet that it out of view.

    Museum Collection Centre: Birmingham Heritage Week Open Day , at Museum Collection Centre.

    Family-friendly day with behind-the-scenes access to the Birmingham Museums’ storage warehouse.
    DetailsBook now
Storage cage containing vintage metal toy cars and trains

Plan your visit

People looking into a cupboards with collection items inside.

Ticket prices and information

Warehouse racks containing old examples of machinery

How to get here

About

The Museum Collection Centre is the main store for Birmingham Museums, holding around a million items. With only a small percentage of collections on display at Birmingham Museums, or on loan to other organisations, it is the only place to see collection items not normally on display.

It is open for the public to explore on Friday afternoons only. Pre-booking is essential.

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Museum Collection Centre opening times

Open Friday afternoons only, 12.30pm - 2.30pm.

  • Pre-booking is essential, there are no spaces available on the day.
  • Our Open Days take place twice a year. See what's on for dates. 
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