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  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. Front cover and back cover of a souvenir menu for the coronation of George VI and his wife

    The Value of Oral History to Public Health

    15 October 2024
  4. Black and white photo a of a man standing next to a refreshment trolley in a market.

    Callout: Changing food habits in Birmingham

    15 July 2024
  5. A microscopic view of an organisms that is brown and translucent.

    Microscopic water life at Sarehole Mill

    18 June 2024

  6. Whitworth Wallis Fellowship: Taking The Collection Into The Digital

    23 April 2024
  7. A black and yellow insect with its wings open on a green leaf.

    Living Jewels at Weoley Castle

    4 April 2024
  8. A side view of golden coloured moth.

    Why are moths attracted to light?

    26 February 2024
  9. Black and white photo of a lady (Steve Shirley) sitting working with computer machinery to the side and behind.

    A Programming Pioneer

    9 February 2024
  10. A pen drawing with black and brown ink over of pencil. It depicts two figures, one is lying with eyes closed with a harp is his lap. The other figure is behind and is playing the harp.

    Queering the Birmingham Collections

    14 December 2023
  11. Design on paper for a stained-glass window with two panels and a small trefoil above. The left panel shows Christ as a child he is teaching a group of people, with Mary and Joseph in the background. The right panel shows the adult Christ blessing a group of young children. There are angels at the top and bottom of each panel and in the trefoil.

    Stained Glass Designs by John Hardman & Co.

    22 November 2023
  12. Beetle on a yellow and white flower.

    Urban Nature Day at Blakesley Hall

    3 July 2023