Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery (Uk)

Opening this Saturday, are you ready for #TooCute? Expect the unexpected! Artist and filmmaker Rachel Maclean has curated this extraordinary exhibition, a must see in Birmingham! On until May 12th, free entry. http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/bmag/ whats-on/too-cute

Take time out for a mindful afternoon of arts for your well-being.
Join us on Saturday 19th Jan for this free, drop in arts session for adults, as you collage away an afternoon with material spanning the decades. Combine vintage book covers, erotica and pop culture as you make your own book cover.
The session is being led by Birmingham artist Amy Hoult in an inclusive, warm and welcoming space. All materials are provided.
... Find out more here: http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/…/m indful-adult-arts-co…
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This week’s e-newsletter is packed with exciting snippets!
Find out what’s coming to Birmingham Museums in February, win a brilliant prize in our Too Cute! Emoji Hunt, get an exclusive discount at our online shop, and in our fascinating object spotlight we’ll be taking a look at the work of Jan Haworth, best known for her incredible work on the Sgt. Pepper album cover!
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Jann Haworth, Calendula's Cloak, 1967, Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © the artist. A n installation view of Women Power Protest, an exhibition conceived by Birmingham Museums Trust as part of the Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme 2016-19. Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust.
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Gentlemen, we need you!
Our Singles' Social on Saturday 26th Jan currently has more women signed up than men. So if there are any men out there looking to meet new people this is the perfect opportunity.
Your ticket includes a drink on arrival, a guided tour and a number of activities designed to help you make new connections. Don't miss this chance to meet lots of local single's.
... Book your ticket here: http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/…/e dwardian-tearooms-la…
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Tomorrow Birmingham celebrates 130 years since it became a city! Get down to Victoria Square for live performances 4pm-4.30pm and see a digital projection onto the Council House by Mohammed Ali Aerosol from 4.30pm-6pm. Free event! https://culturecentral.co.uk/fe…/brum13 0-the-city-celebrates

With Birmingham set to celebrate 130 years as a city, we thought it was a good time to go back even further in time, and share this video we created about Medieval Birmingham! Discover Birmingham's medieval past by taking a tour through the heart of the 14th century town. This 'virtual' tour is based on our model interactive of medieval Birmingham. You can see the model on display in the Birmingham History Galleries at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (UK). For a subtitled version please see the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/JZq9cBzrIVI

Dame Barbara Hepworth was born on this day 10th January 1903. 'Four Figures' is currently on display in the Gas Hall as part of the Women Power Protest exhibition in Partnership with the Arts Council Collection. You can also find her marvellous The Cosdon Head on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (UK).

More men please! Tickets are selling well for the Singles Social in The Edwardian Tearooms on Sat Jan 26th, but we'd love to get more men to come along. If you're considering it - go on, take the plunge, it is going to be a lot of fun!

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was born on this day 8th January 1836. Born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands, he settled in England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life here.
Pheidias and the Frieze of the Parthenon by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1868-69.

We can't wait!

The Lonely Planet are featuring Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (UK) in the13th edition guide for Great Britain Travel due to be published in May! Great to know that we've made the book, and nice to have a sticker to show it!

In 2018 Birmingham Museums Trust collected over 700 watercolours and sketches by the artist Arthur Lockwood as part of the HLF funded Collecting Birmingham project.
Arthur was born in Birmingham. He studied book illustration at Birmingham College of Art and graphic design at the Royal College of Art. His main subjects are urban, especially areas that are changing and industrial, either inside the working factory or the outsides of factories.
... We invited some local manufacturing companies to see the scenes of their factories. We were interested to learn more about what was happening in the scenes and their reaction to the images.
All artwork by Arthur Lockwood and we thank him for his generous donation to the museum’s collection.
For subtitles please see the video on youtube, thanks! https://youtu.be/d__OIxil0Iw
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery are up for Best Birmingham Visitor Attraction and Best Art Gallery / Exhibition Venue in the Birmingham What's On Readers Awards, plus 4 of our exhibitions are up for Best Exhibition! Dippy on Tour, Coming Out, Women Power Protest and Within and Without have all made it on the list.
If you're a Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (UK) fan, get voting! Thanks! http://whatsonlive.co.uk/readers-awards-2 019

Will the new year bring new beginnings at the first ETR Late of 2019?
Our inclusive Singles' Social on Saturday 26 Jan is a chance for single people to mingle in a relaxed atmosphere, meet like-minded people, make new friendships, and maybe more.
Your ticket includes a drink on arrival, a guided tour, a quiz and a host of other activities which should not only help you meet new, like-minded people, but also give you a fun evening in spectacular surroundings. You might even me...et somebody special?
Book your tickets here: http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/…/e dwardian-tearooms-la…
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Grab yourself a bargain in our January sale!
Having looked after everyone else this Christmas maybe it’s time to treat yourself? For a limited time, you can get 10% discount off a variety of products in our online shop. Just enter the code: JANSALE at the checkout.
Shopping with us helps support Birmingham Museums Trust to continue to care for Birmingham’s unique collection, and the delivery of our award winning education programme.
... Shop here: https://shop.birminghammuseums.org.uk/
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We're very excitied to announce that this summer we will have "Home of Metal presents Black Sabbath - 50 Years" at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (UK)!
Ozzy Osbourne “It’s an honour to be a part of the Home of Metal. I am just a guy from Birmingham who’s been blessed to have had such dedicated fans throughout my career. Like I’ve always said ‘I am nothing without them.”
Tony Iommi "Fans are our lifeblood, they've always been there to support us“
... The Home of Metal exhibition will be on 22 June - 29 Sept 2019 - spread the word to all the Black Sabbath fans you know! http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/…/h ome-of-metal-present…
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We hope everyone has a lovely evening and wish you a Happy New Year! We're ending the year with this image by the great Birmingham photographer Vanley Burke of Ivy House Pub, Soho Road,1987. We're closed tomorrow (New Year's Day), we'll be open as usual from January 2nd. We hope to welcome you on a visit to the museum soon!

2019 is shaping up to be quite a year at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (UK), with the Rachel Maclean exhibition Too Cute on from 26th Jan to 12th May and Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing on from 1st Feb to 6th May! We'll be sharing information tomorrow about another big exhibition coming up for the summer! If you would like to hear about exhibitions and events via your inbox, you can sign up to our newsletter here: http://bit.ly/bmagnewsletter