Museum in square with Chamberlain memorial.

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

We're delighted that Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has reopened its doors for the next phase of reopening. Nearly a dozen spaces, including the iconic Round Room, Industrial Gallery, Tearoom and Shop are now open from Wednesday to Sunday, 10am - 5pm.

Exhibitions and events

  1. Exhibition

    Victorian Radicals , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Open Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm, until 5 January 2025
    From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts and Crafts Movement.
    DetailsBook
  2. A black and white photo depicting two mating lions against a backdrop of storm clouds lit by the setting sun.
    Exhibition

    Wildlife Photographer of the Year , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Open from 24 Oct 2024 - 20 Apr 2025, Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm.
    Visit the world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum.
    DetailsBook
  3. Exhibition

    Curtis Holder: Drawing Carlos Acosta , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Open from 24 Oct, Wed - Sun, 10am - 5pm.
    Drawings by award-winning artist Curtis Holder, featuring his portrait of Carlos Acosta, Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet.
    Details
  4. Exhibition

    Modern Muse by Arpita Shah , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Open from 24 Oct, Wed - Sun, 10am - 5pm.
    A series of portraits of local South Asian women by internationally-recognised artist Arpita Shah.
    Details

  5. Joe Lycett’s The Mona Lisa Scott-Lee , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Wed - Sun, 10am - 5pm, from 24 Oct until end of Jan 2025
    See Joe Lycett’s ‘Greatest Ever Painting’, The Mona Lisa Scott-Lee.
    DetailsDrop in
  6. Wild Earth Movement logo

    Festive Craft with Wild Earth Movement , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th December
    Join Wild Earth Movement to immerse yourselves in nature crafts and upcycled creations.
    DetailsDrop-in
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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 Round Room, Industrial Gallery, Tearoom, and Museum Shop, plus a new family gallery, Wild City, and Pixel Studio.

More info
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

Opening times

Open Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.

Christmas and New Year
Closed: 25 - 26 December and 1 January. (Also closed on Mondays and Tuesdays).

  • General admission is FREE (donations are welcome, thank you for your support).
  • Some events and exhibitions may charge, this information is included in the What's On details.
A view of the Round Room with large painting on the wall and a statue of Lucifer by Sir Jacob Epstein.

Perfect Presents this Christmas

Looking for inspiration this Christmas? Check out our gift guide.
A selection of shop products including: t-shirt, artwork, mug, bag, book, mask, jewellery and mirror.

Shop Online

Our online shop has a wide range of unique products and locally made items shaped by Birmingham’s past.
A group of school children sitting on the floor with their hand in the air (gesturing to answer a question).

Schools

An unfinshed painting except for the face and hands of a woman with long wavy hair

Our collection

Latest news and stories

  1. A large vaulted gallery space with ironwork arches, balcony around the edge of the first floor with people on the ground floor gallery below, with a large neon sign at the bottom.

    Let there be light

    16 December 2024
  2. A black and white photo of two men sitting at a table eating breakfast.

    Oral Histories Served: Birmingham Food Across Generations

    22 October 2024
  3. Inside the Museums Collection Centre

    Birmingham Museums Receive £49,728 from Art Fund

    31 October 2024


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