Museum in Chamberlain square with Chamberlain memorial.

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

We're delighted that Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has reopened its doors. Open spaces include the Birmingham History Galleries, Round Room, Industrial Gallery, Bridge Gallery, Wild City (a new family gallery), Tearoom and Museum Shop, as well as a series of exhibitions. Open Monday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.

Our exhibitions and special events

  1. Ozzy Osbourne.
    Exhibition

    Ozzy Osbourne (1948-2025): Working Class Hero , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Open daily, 10am–5pm. 25 July - 18 January 2026.
    Celebrating the global lifetime achievements of Birmingham rock legend Ozzy Osbourne.
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  2. Exhibition space with life size 3D woolly mammoth.
    Exhibition

    GIANTS , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Open daily, 10am–5pm. 2 August - 2 November 2025.
    A family-friendly exhibition, featuring life-sized 3D models, skeletons, hands-on activities and digital projections.
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  3. 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 Lanterns , 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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  4. A child dressed as an elf whispering into Santa's ear.

    Breakfast with Santa , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

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    Start your day with a breakfast with Santa in the Tearoom at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
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  5. Zoe Lyons.

    Comedy at the Museum ft. Zoe Lyons & More , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Comedy from your favourite acts at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
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  6. A an abstract graphic design in browns and creams, with a face in the centre wearing headphones, surrounded by faces, instruments and people.

    Vibes: A History of Urban Music , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

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    Join our Listening Sessions to help transcribe our City Sound Archive
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Museum in Chamberlain square with Chamberlain memorial.

About

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is housed in a stunning Grade II* listed landmark building that has watched over the city’s Chamberlain and Victoria Squares since 1885, welcoming millions of visitors over the years.

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Square clock tower and stone columns of Museum entrance

Plan your visit

Busy museum café viewed from above.

Tearoom

Museum shop featuring a variety of shop artefacts including clothes, prints and more.

Shop

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

What to see

Open spaces include the Birmingham History Galleries, Round Room, Industrial Gallery, Tearoom, and Museum Shop, plus a new family gallery, Wild City.

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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery opening times

Open Monday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.

  • General admission is FREE. Donations are welcome, thank you for your support. No booking required.
  • Some events and exhibitions may charge, this information is included in the What's On details.
  • Tearoom open 10am - 4pm.
  • Last entry 4:45pm.

Closed: 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January.

A view of the Round Room with large painting on the wall and a statue of Lucifer by Sir Jacob Epstein.
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Latest news and stories

  1. Artworks from Birmingham’s world-class Pre-Raphaelite collection to go back on display at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

    1 October 2025
  2. Collage of photographs showing visitors in the museum spaces.

    Birmingham Museums Trust unveils ambitious strategy to create world class, inclusive museums

    18 September 2025

  3. Birmingham Museums unveils celebration seasonal programme

    11 September 2025

New Pre-Raphaelite display coming soon

As part of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s phased reopening, we are excited to announce that works from our world-class Pre-Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts collections will be back on display later this year.

We are currently working behind the scenes to get the new display ready for opening to the public in Autumn 2025.

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Address: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square Birmingham, B3 3DH.