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List of Events

  1. 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.
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  2. Heiresses by Miranda Kaufmann: Talk and Book Launch , at Aston Hall.

    Join historian Miranda Kaufmann as she introduces her groundbreaking new book Heiresses.
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  3. Paper documentation with hand written annotations open and on display.

    The Manuals that Saved Apollo 13 - Planetarium Late , at Thinktank.

    13 Sept and 11 Oct
    An expert talk by The Space Vault Curator, Dr Michael Warner
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  4. Painting of farm animals in front of a spired church building and cottages

    Old Yardley Walk: Birmingham Heritage Week , at Blakesley Hall.

    Join a local historian on a fascinating walk around the village of Yardley in celebration of Birmingham Heritage Week.
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  5. Workshop with machinery, a workbench in front of a window and wooden shelves with a ladder

    Birmingham Heritage Week: Explore The Factory Floor , at Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.

    Saturday 20th September
    Explore the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter's Smith and Pepper Factory on a self guided tour
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  6. Close up of prehistoric fossil of a primate's jaw.

    GIANTS Late , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Explore Giants after dark.
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  7. The Industrial Gallery, a large ornate gallery with ironwork arches and large glazed roof windows showing a display based on Made In Birmingham.

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

    Fridays in September - December
    Join students from Birmingham Royal Conservatoire in our Industrial Gallery
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  8. Railway 200 Celebrations , at Thinktank.

    Part of the nationwide Railway 200 celebrations
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  9. A black and white sketch of Ozzy Osbourne on a spiral notepad with pencils scatted around.

    Drawing Ozzy with Milan Topalovic , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Learn to draw our Working Class Hero
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  10. A portrait of Paul Sinha wearing a jacket, jeans and shirt on a white background.

    Comedy at the Museum ft. Paul Sinha & More , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Comedy from your favourite acts at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
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  11. LEGO car

    Lunar LEGO Lab: Alien Edition , at Thinktank.

    Daily during October half term (Sat 25 Oct - Sun 2 Nov)
    Join our space-themed family LEGO coding workshop to create your own LEGO alien creature!
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  12. Pumpkins on the pond at Sarehole Mill , at Sarehole Mill.

    Saturday 25th October
    See pumpkins float on the Mill Pond at Sarehole Mill
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  13. Close up of hands doing a craft activity and sticking a feather to a piece of paper.

    Alien Creation Station , at Thinktank.

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    Get hands on designing your own alien life and the planet your creation lives on.
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  14. A staff member doing a science experiment with fire and flames shooting out of a bottle.

    Galactic Mission: Life Beyond Earth , at Thinktank.

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    An interactive space mission to uncover alien life through real science and bizarre Earth creatures.
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  15. Child dressed up for Halloween with white face and black etes and lips surrounded by graphics of bats, ghosts and pumpkins on a orange background with black grass at the bottom

    Art Club: Spooktacular Halloween Crafts , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Wednesday 29th October
    Join us for some creepy crafts at the Museum during the school holidays!
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  16. The front of Blakesley Hall obscured by the leaves of trees in front of it.

    Halloween Spooky Tour of Blakesley Hall , at Blakesley Hall.

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    A family friendly spooky storytelling tour of Blakesley Hall.
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  17. Back of heads of three children looking at paintings on display.

    My First Museum Tour: October Half Term , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Thursday 30th October
    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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  18. A view of Aston Hall from outside at night. The shape of the hall is a dark silhouette and the windows are lit up by the glowing candlelights from within the rooms.

    The Haunted Hall: A Candlelit Ghost Tour , at Aston Hall.

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    Let us guide you around our candlelit Grand Old Mansion and share with you the tales of our ghosts.
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  19. Group of yellow fungi growing on the ground.

    Frightful Fungi at Sarehole Mill , at Sarehole Mill.

    Friday 31st October
    A guided walk exploring the fungi of Moseley Bog
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  20. An artist workshop in studio with tables and art materials, the artist is talking to children and adults.

    Alien Head Junk Modelling with Tat Vision , at Thinktank.

    Create your own wearable Alien head
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  21. A Fighter Aircraft on display suspended from the ceiling, the view is from below.

    Hawker Hurricane Celebration Day , at Thinktank.

    Celebrate 90 years since the first flight of the iconic Hawker Hurricane
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  22. Illustration with lots of hands holding pride flags, the text reads 'Pride in STEM day'.

    Pride in STEM Day , at Thinktank.

    Join us for a full day of activities celebrating International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM
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  23. Close up of a person holding paper documentation from the Space Vault Exhibition.

    Behind the Vault , at Thinktank.

    Take a deep-dive into The Space Vault Exhibition
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  24. A person standing in a room with a microphone.

    Ricky Vintage - Video Screening and Panel Talk , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Video Screening and Q+A session
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