What's on in Family

List of Events

  1. A staff member in a high vis vest with another staff member behind, an empty gallery is behind them.

    Hidden Spaces Tours , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Thursdays and Saturdays
    A selection of unique behind the scenes tours.
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  2. A group of people standing inside the Great Hall at Blakesley Hall, listening to a member of staff

    Discovery Tour at Blakesley Hall , at Blakesley Hall.

    Selected Thursdays and Fridays
    A guided tour of this fascinating Tudor building.
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  3. A small group of people admiring something out of view in an art gallery

    Astonishingly Aston Guided Tour , at Aston Hall.

    Selected Fridays
    A guided tour of Aston Hall with a changing schedule of exciting and interesting tours.
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  4. Lots of people in a gallery looking at a string quartet playing on the balcony above.

    Birmingham Royal Conservatoire: Monthly Lunchtime Recitals , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Selected Fridays
    Join students from Birmingham Royal Conservatoire in our Industrial Gallery
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  5. Lots of LEGO pieces

    Lego Weekend , at Thinktank.

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    Celebrate all things LEGO at Thinktank!
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  6. A child wearing lab coat putting liquid into a canister.

    Kitchen Science , at Thinktank.

    Saturdays and Sundays
    Hands on Science experiments for curious minds
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  7. Cinema Under The stars: The Lego Movie , at Thinktank.

    Cinema under the stars, a cinema-style screening
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  8. Close up of two children sitting and drawing at an easel in a gallery.

    Marvellous Makers , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Sundays
    Weekly, hands-on creative workshops
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  9. Women and Girls in STEM Day , at Thinktank.

    Join us for a full day of activities and workshops celebrating International Women and Girls in Science Day.
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  10. A child and adult sitting in the Planetarium. The child is looking up at the ceiling.

    Toddler Thursday: Planetarium , at Thinktank.

    Selected Thursdays
    Join our family-friendly relaxed Planetarium experience.
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  11. An adult and a child playing with a wooden toy train set.

    Morning Explorers , at Thinktank.

    Second Saturday of each month
    Autism friendly mornings. Explore the museum at a quieter time, before we open to the public.
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  12. An adult and two children, one who is sat on a bench, are looking at paintings on display.

    Art School...in a Trail! , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    14-22 Feb
    Grab your trail sheet and start exploring!
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  13. LEGO car

    LEGO WeDo Workshop , at Thinktank.

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    Join our family LEGO coding workshop to create your own LEGO invention!
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  14. An adult and child taking part in a craft activity at a table.

    Art Club: February Half Term , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Mon 16, Wed 18, Fri 20 Feb
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  15. Electrifying Science Live , at Thinktank.

    Mon 16 - Fri 20 Feb and weekdays during Mon 30 Mar - Fri 10 Apr
    Get ready for a shockingly fun family adventure!
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  16. A person crouching holding their thumbs up next to two children wearing cardboard box head sculptures.

    Head Junk Modelling with Tat Vision , at Thinktank.

    Create your own wearable head
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  17. A member of staff with two smiling children. Jewellery making tools are on the table in front of them.

    Kids Jewellery Workshop , at Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.

    24 Jan, 19 Feb and 21 Mar
    Learn and use real jewellers’ techniques to design and create either a bracelet or pendant.
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  18. Two performers one is holding an astronaut puppet over the other performer.

    Space Junk , at Thinktank.

    A life-size spacesuit puppet brings the space debris crisis down to Earth
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  19. Back of heads of three children looking at paintings on display.

    My First Museum Tour - February Half Term , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    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.
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  20. Person wearing prints on a press while others watch attentively.

    Live printing demonstrations with Stirchley Printworks , at Thinktank.

    Live printing demonstrations with Stirchley Printworks
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  21. Close encounters of the third kind movie poster.

    Cinema Under The Stars: Close Encounters of the Third Kind , at Thinktank.

    Cinema under the stars, a cinema-style screening
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  22. Spitfire Weekend , at Thinktank.

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    Join us for two action-packed Spitfire Day at Thinktank!
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  23. Screenshot of the movie planes of a animated plane in the air.

    Cinema Under The stars: Planes , at Thinktank.

    Cinema under the stars, a cinema-style screening
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  24. Comedy in Focus: BEAN , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Special screening series celebrates the unforgettable characters and performers who have shaped British humour across generations.
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