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Review | Feminine power at the British Museum
The British Museum is currently home to goddesses, demons, witches, spirits and saints. These divine and demonic figures, feared and revered for over 5,000 years, […]
Review | British Art Show 9 in Wolverhampton
Hundreds of china cats are currently sat inside Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Cabinets are filled with rows of porcelain feline figurines, of all shapes and sizes, […]
NHS Heroes: Virtual exhibition showcases portrait paintings
A new virtual exhibition, hosted by The Net Gallery, is showcasing portraits of our NHS heroes. Amidst the Covid-19 crisis, leading artists from across the […]
Exhibition | Arthur Lockwood’s industrial watercolours at BMAG
A new exhibition of paintings by renowned Birmingham artist Arthur Lockwood (1934 – 2019) has opened at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG). The artist […]
10 unmissable art exhibitions in Brum & the West Midlands in 2020
2020 is going to be a brilliant year for art in the West Midlands. Birmingham will host some blockbuster shows, from modern master Cézanne to […]
8 must-see art exhibitions in Birmingham this Autumn 2019
Autumn is the best season for the arts. Museums and galleries – following their summer break – bring out new shows from September onwards. Here […]
Claire Douglass | Artist’s remarkable reworking of ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ at RA Summer Show
Huge congratulations to Birmingham artist, Claire Douglass, who has had a painting selected to hang in the RA Summer Exhibition! Run without interruption since 1769, the Summer […]
Interactive Exhibition | ‘Make Believe’ at BOM
BOM’s summer exhibition, ‘Make Believe’ will invite you into a world of machines, imagination and AI. This interactive exhibition features 4 international artists – Gene […]
Exhibition | ‘Hidden in Stores’ at Stourbridge Lace Guild
Rare lace, some dating back to the 1600s and never seen in public, is to go on show in Stourbridge from April 6th to June […]