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.
Several gallery spaces are now open including the stunning Round Room, Industrial Gallery, and Bridge Gallery, along with a new family space 'Wild City' and a new digital area 'Pixel Studio'. The tearoom and museum shop are also open with a new food and drink menu and unique gift collections created in collaboration with local artists and makers.
In this phase of reopening, we are sharing more of the city’s collections and tell stories about Birmingham as a complex, vibrant, and multicultural city. The gallery spaces have also undergone sensitive flooring and roof restoration work, ensuring that you experience your favourite artworks in a whole new light.
Galleries to visit
- The iconic Round Room is at the heart of this reopening with its 'One Fresh Take' display which looks at how art can be a way to see the world differently. It showcases new and familiar artworks alongside Jacob Epstein's stunning bronze sculpture, Lucifer.
- The Industrial Gallery features a new exciting 'Made in Birmingham' display which explores some of the characteristics of Birmingham and what it means to be shaped by this city.
- Wild City is our new area dedicated to children and families. It tells stories about nature in the city.
- Pixel Studio is our new digital gallery and activity space. This area will host screenings of digital work created by artists and producers from across the region, including two short films 'The Tiny Spark' by Pogus Caesar and 'Excerpt' by Mixed Milk.
Exhibitions
In addition to our permanent galleries and displays, there will be a diverse exhibition program featuring a series of exhibitions throughout the year. Full details can be found the What's On page.
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What to see
Several spaces are now open, including The Round Room, Industrial Gallery, Tearooms, and Shop.
Plus, explore our brand-new areas: Wild City and Pixel Studio.
Major capital works to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery were made possible thanks to funding from the Government’s Museums Estate and Development Fund (MEND) through Arts Council England. We are hugely grateful to our funders FCC Communities Foundation, DCMS/Wolfson Foundation Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund and Friends of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery for their generous support towards the reopening of the galleries in this phase of the redevelopment.
