How to get here

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Address

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3DH.

Entrances

Getting Here

The main entrance is on Chamberlain Square, this entrance contains two flights of stairs, the lift entrance is located at the Gas Hall.
The Gas Hall and Waterhall are located on Edmund Street. If you approach from the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery main entrance on Chamberlain Square, walk past the entrance with it on your right and turn right. It is a short distance to the Gas Hall and Waterhall entrances, the Gas Hall entrance is on the left and the Watehall entrance is on the right.

By Road

Clean Air Zone

Birmingham is now a 'Category D Clean Air Zone', this means owners of the most high-polluting vehicles will be charged to drive within certain parts of the city centre, including the area that Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is located in. To find out more and to check if your vehicle will be charged visit brumbreathes.co.uk

Car Parking

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery does not have a car park.

The closest car park is Town Hall Car Park which is 5 minutes walk from the museum. It is operated by Birmingham City Council and is open 24 hours per day, every day except Christmas Day. Charges apply. Blue Badge parking is free with no time limits. For google maps and Sat Nav use postcode B1 1TA.

Upon parking and leaving the car park, exit and turn left onto Navigation Street, take the second left up Hill Street, continuing to Chamberlain Square. Walk by the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery front entrance and turn right onto Edmund Street. The Gas Hall entrance is on the left and the Waterhall entrance is on the right.

Blue Badge parking can also be found on Margaret Street and Edmund Street which are in close proximity to our Edmund Street lift entrance to Gas Hall and Waterhall.

By Bus

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is located within a short walking distance of Colmore Row where a number of city centre buses terminate. All buses have links to their timetables on the National Express West Midlands website.

The closest bus stops to the museum are for the following buses.

  • Number 9 Stourbridge to Birmingham, via Bearwood, Quinton and Halesowen
  • Number X10 Gornal Wood to Birmingham via Russells Hall Hospital, Merry Hill, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & Bearwood
  • Number 82 Bearwood to Birmingham via City Hospital & Cape Hill
  • Number 87 Dudley to Birmingham via City Hospital, Smethwick, Oldbury & Tividale
  • Number 101 Leveretts via Jewellery Quarter and Winson Green

Bus services are operated by National Express West Midlands.

Day Saver offer

Visitors to our sites can get 25% off their Day Saver bus tickets when they travel to our sites. Visit National Express and enter this code: NXTTA25.

By Tram

Town Hall tram stop is the nearest to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, a few minutes walk away. This tram stop is on Line 1 of the West Midlands Metro and is located outside the Birmingham Town Hall. It is a 2 minute trip from the Grand Station tram stop outside New Street Station.

By Rail

Gas Hall at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is conveniently located near major railway stations including New Street and Snow Hill stations. Both are served by frequent West Midlands Railway services covering the wide geography of the region.

New Street Station

New Street station is 10 minutes walk away. From New Street Station main exit walk up Lower Temple Street and turn left onto New Street. Walk down New Street until you arrive at Victoria Square. Turn right at the end of the Council House building into Chamberlain Square, where the main entrance to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is located on the right. For the lift entrance, walk to the end of the building turn right onto Edmund Street, the Gas Hall entrance is on the left and the Waterhall is on the right.

Snow Hill Station

Snow Hill station is 10 minutes walk away. Turn right upon leaving Snow Hill Station onto Colmore Row. Walk down Colmore Row until you arrive at Victoria Square. Turn right at the end of the Council House building into Chamberlain Square, where the main entrance to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is located on the right. For the lift entrance, walk to the end of the building turn right onto Edmund Street, the Gas Hall entrance is on the left and Waterhall is on the right.

Please check the West Midlands Railway website for Station Accessibility information.

By Bicycle

Gas Hall and Waterhall at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is located at Edmund Street, off Chamberlain Square, in the city centre. For Sat Nav use postcode B3 3DH.

There are high quality segregated cycle routes into the city centre from Selly Oak (along A38) and Perry Barr (along A34). Birmingham also benefits from an extensive canal network which provides traffic free routes for walking or cycling. Plan your journey using CycleStreets or find out more about Birmingham's cycle routes on Birmingham City Council website.

Bike racks are located underneath the bridge to the left of the Chamberlain Square entrance.

E-bikes are also available to hire in Birmingham and a dock is located near Thinktank. Find out more on West Midlands Cycle Hire.