What's on

List of Exhibitions

  1. Exhibition

    Neverland , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    23 Oct 2026 - 3 Jan 2027. Open Tue - Sun and daily in holidays. (Closed on Christmas day.)
    A festive experience inspired by the beloved children’s classic, Peter Pan.
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  2. Every thing must go an exhibition by Joe Lycett Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery 29 July - 21 February 2027.
    Exhibition

    EVERY THING MUST GO by Joe Lycett , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    29 July 2026 - 21 Feb 2027. Tue – Sun, 10am – 5pm. (Open daily in holidays). Closed 24-26 Dec and 1 Jan.
    First major solo exhibition of art by comedian Joe Lycett.
    Details
  3. Watch us Lead. Christopher Samuel.
    Exhibition

    Watch Us Lead , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    5 Jun 2025 - 3 Jan 2027. Open Tues – Sun, 10am – 5pm. (Open daily in holidays). Closed 24-26 Dec and 1 Jan.
    Artist Christopher Samuel's exhibition about the missing stories from history.
    Details
  4. Watercolour painting depicting part of a cottage with driveway, a tree casts a shadow.
    Exhibition

    Florence Mare: A Record of Yardley , at Blakesley Hall.

    Open Wed - Sun, 11am - 4pm.
    Local artist Florence Mare’s paintings offer a rare glimpse into a lost Yardley, capturing the area in the 1930s before development changed it forever.
    Details
  5. Exhibition

    Handsworth Stories , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Guided entry at 2pm. Tue – Sun. (Open daily in holidays). Closed 24-26 Dec and 1 Jan.
    Handsworth Stories, explores the experiences, richness and diversity of the people that lived there.
    Details
  6. A computer generated image of a glossy red figure holding a computer device with the text "Deleted Boy".
    Exhibition

    Deleted Boy - The 21 Pirates , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    20 Oct 2026 - 31 Jan 2027. Tue – Sun, 10am – 5pm. (Open daily in holidays). Closed 24-26 Dec and 1 Jan.
    Deleted Scenes celebrates the iconic technologies that have disappeared from our lives.
    Details

List of Events

  1. 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.

    Selected Thursdays
    Learn and use real jewellers’ techniques to design and create either a bracelet or pendant.
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  2. An adult and child looking a a display case of taxidermy ducks.

    My First Museum Tour: Halloween Edition , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

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    A museum tour aimed at young families who would like a child-friendly tour of the Museum.
    DetailsCancelled
  3. A LEGO figure with eyes and arm, with bricks in the background.

    LEGO Coding & AI Workshop , at Thinktank.

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    Come and discover the magic of coding with LEGO Education's brand new Computer Science & AI kits!
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  4. Hand holding perspex sheet with illustration of a cat on it.

    Legends of Brum - EVERY THING MUST GO special , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Help artist Sharonjit Sutton create Brummy folklore!
    DetailsDrop-in

  5. Chemigrams - Camera-less photography with artist Tom Godwin , at Thinktank.

    Join artist Tom Godwin for some science based printmaking!
    DetailsDrop-in
  6. A staff member in a lab coat doing a science experiment with bright colour flames on a table in front of them.

    Magic Mayhem Science Show , at Thinktank.

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    Join us for an interactive science show full of magical experiments and games!
    DetailsDrop-in
  7. A group of people standing inside the Great Hall at Blakesley Hall, listening to a member of staff

    Discovery Tour of Blakesley Hall , at Blakesley Hall.

    Selected Thursdays and Fridays
    A guided tour of this fascinating Tudor building.
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  8. Inside Gamesworld with rows of computers and chairs.

    Gamesworld Session , at Thinktank.

    Selected days
    Join us for family-friendly retro gaming session, spanning six decades of video gaming history.
    DetailsBook now
  9. A string quartet playing on the balcony in a gallery, a pink neon 'Made In Birmingham' sign is above.

    Jazz Recitals at Craft & Culture , at Craft & Culture.

    Selected dates
    Monthly recitals from students of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
    DetailsDrop-in
  10. Illuminated historic mansion with intricate architecture against a dark night sky.

    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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  11. A person sitting on coloured steps looking at themselves in a large mirror.

    Meet the Science Magician , at Thinktank.

    Fusing science and magic for some spooky half term fun!
    DetailsDrop-in
  12. Illustration of a street junction with buildings, people, colourful flowers and trees.

    Draw the Green Future , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Join us in reimagining Birmingham as a greener, wilder, more people-friendly city.
    DetailsDrop- in
  13. Two children engaged in crafting with colourful paper and scissors at a table.

    Art Club - October Half Term , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

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    Join us for some festive fun during the school holidays.
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  14. A group of children sitting in a mobile planetarium looking up at a large moon projected above.

    Pop Up Planetarium , at Blakesley Hall.

    Back by popular demand! Explore the universe from the comfort of our mobile planetarium dome.
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  15. Picture of a group of people sat at a table, with a map background

    Crafternoons , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Fridays
    Weekly, free, drop-in arts and crafts social.
    DetailsDrop-in
  16. A small group of people admiring something out of view in an art gallery

    Astonishingly Aston Friday Tour , at Aston Hall.

    Selected Fridays
    A guided tour of Aston Hall with a changing schedule of exciting and interesting tours.
    DetailsBook now
  17. A string quartet playing on the balcony in a gallery, a pink neon 'Made In Birmingham' sign is above.

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

    Selected Fridays
    Join students from Birmingham Royal Conservatoire in our Industrial Gallery.
    DetailsDrop-in
  18. Movie poster for Disney's Hocus Pocus featuring the three Sanderson sister and large yellow moon.

    Spooky Cinema: Hocus Pocus , at Thinktank.

    Cinema under the stars, a cinema-style screening.
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  19. Spooky Vase Painting Workshop with Amelia Fox , at Craft & Culture.

    Paint your own spooky vase at Craft & Culture.
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  20. Move poster for Blade Runner featuring Harrison ford.

    Spooky Cinema: Blade Runner Final Cut , at Thinktank.

    Cinema under the stars in our 360 dome.
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  21. A person wearing black dress and witches hat standing in front of a selection of paintings on display.

    Spooky Spaces Tour , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Sat 31 Oct
    A Halloween-themed edition of our Hidden Spaces tour, featuring spooky paintings in our collection to tales of ghostly sightings.
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  22. E.T movie poster with bicycle flying in front of the moon.

    Spooky Cinema: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial , at Thinktank.

    Cinema under the stars, a cinema-style screening.
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  23. Man with sign that says 'TAT' and person with vibrant red wig perform in front of paintings in an art gallery.

    Murder Mystery Museum Gallery Tour with Tat Vision , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Murder Mystery Museum Gallery Tour is a chaotic Halloween experience.
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  24. Movie poster of Alien.

    Spooky Cinema: Alien , at Thinktank.

    Cinema under the stars in a cinema-style screening.
    DetailsBook now