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  1. Four smiling women pose together holding a frame that reads "Volunteers' Week at Birmingham Museums".

    Birmingham Museums Trust celebrates vital role of volunteers during National Volunteers’ Week

    4 June 2026
  2. Children sitting outdoors, looking upward with curiosity amidst green foliage background.

    Birmingham Museums to partner in Natural History Museum programme to support biodiversity and widen access to nature

    26 May 2026
  3. A group of 5 people on a stage one is holding a Museum + Heritage Award.

    Birmingham Museums Citizens’ Jury wins Museums + Heritage award for sector impact

    14 May 2026
  4. A planetarium full of people looking at a person standing at the front.

    Birmingham Museums digital coordinator to speak at Pint of Science festival

    13 May 2026
  5. An outdoor stage with 'Birmingham' lit up in lights and a crowd in front.

    New report highlights untapped potential of Birmingham’s music scene as driver of cultural tourism

    12 May 2026
  6. Interior of a cafe bar with large windows, tables lined up in a row with burgundy and cream walls.

    New cafe bar opens at Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

    7 May 2026
  7. Joe dressed as Queen Elzabeth I.

    Birmingham Museums acquires Joe Lycett costumes for city’s permanent collection

    5 May 2026
  8. Spacious gallery showcasing photographs and displayed cases.

    Last chance to see photographic exhibition of comedy legends at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

    30 April 2026
  9. Family observes and discusses a skull exhibit in a brightly lit museum.

    Birmingham Museums unveils summer seasonal programme on theme of discovery

    23 April 2026
  10. A blue painting of a Nokia phone on a pink background.

    First major solo exhibition of paintings by Joe Lycett to open at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in July 2026

    21 April 2026
  11. A staff member unboxes an artwork as a group of people watch.

    Artist-led open day at Birmingham Museum Collection Centre offers visitors chance to see city’s collection in a new light

    16 April 2026
  12. An artist is sitting at a table with a folder of William Blake artworks in front of him.

    Applications now open for the Whitworth Wallis Fellowship

    16 April 2026