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  1. Larry Dean crouching on a stool.

    Comedy at the Museum ft. Larry Dean & More , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Comedy from your favourite acts at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
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  2. Two sculptures of tall thin towers in the gardens surrounded by tress and bushes, a small building is in the background

    Origins of Middle-Earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and Sarehole Guided walk , at Sarehole Mill.

    Friday 12th September
    A guided walk introducing the scenery that inspired J.R.R Tolkien.
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  3. Dining room table surrounded by chairs and stools in front of unlit fireplace

    Explore Blakesley: Heritage Open Day and Birmingham Heritage Week , at Blakesley Hall.

    Explore Blakesley Hall for free.
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  4. A staff member talking to two people

    Made in Birmingham Tour , at Thinktank.

    Selected days during 12 - 21 September
    Explore the city’s most iconic inventions and engineering marvels.
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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Exterior view looking up at a Jacobean Hall.

    Explore Aston Hall on a Match/Event Day , at Aston Hall.

    Selected dates
    Explore Aston Hall on an Aston Villa Football Club match / event day.
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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. Railway 200 Celebrations , at Thinktank.

    Part of the nationwide Railway 200 celebrations
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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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.
    DetailsDrop-in
  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 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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