Should you be interested in the music known as Heavy Metal, or the history of the West Midlands, then this summer there’s an afternoon at least of your time that needs to be dedicated to the Home of Metal.…
Tag: BMAG
Don’t Lose Your Head, Carry On
From Birmingham News Room: “Curators from Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery have secured funding to restore sculptor William Bloye’s 1934 statue of the Greek God Pan, which formerly had pride of place the West garden at Aston Hall. Just one…
We’re claiming that
And we churn: “Made in Birmingham presents over 50 stunning archive images by the Birmingham photographer, John Collier, documenting the extraordinary Exhibition of Local Manufactures and Natural History, held at the Bingley Hall in 1886. Following the design of the…
New for 2009 Supremes!!!!!
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! Perhaps as a counterpoint to the Home of Metal, but maybe for no other reason than they’re doing the rounds BM&AG has an exhibition of “the stunning performance costumes worn by The Supremes”. Apart from a…
New plans for BMAG
The detailed as ever Birmingham Central blog on the current and future building plans for the Museum and Art Gallery. [link]
Art of Birmingham 1940-2008 exhibition – Birmingham Post
Terry Grimley views the Art of Birmingham 1940-2008 exhibition at the Water Hall gallery. February 1 (Mon-Thur, Sat 10am-5pm, Fri 10.30am-5pm, Sun 12.30pm-5pm; admission free). [link]
If they build it, they will come
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery have just come into some money, £300,000, and they’re going to use it to create a gallery showing Birmingham’s history from medieval times to the present day. I’m sure we used to have something a…
Best little warehouse in Nechells
This Sinclair C5 is one of the many things in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery’s Collections Centre which is open to the public again on Bank Holiday Monday. More details here.
Not your average warehouse
Raaarr!!, originally uploaded by H4NUM4N. Great shot from inside the Museum’s collection centre.