4,000 people joined Birmingham’s Black Lives Matter protest on Thursday 4th June, 2020. It was powerful and peaceful, demonstrating Birmingham’s solidarity with the wider movement, in reaction to the racist killing of George Floyd in[…]
Just because museums and galleries are currently closed, this doesn’t mean that you can’t get your culture fix. So, what can you do? Yes, you could take a virtual art tour, watch a documentary or[…]
It’s 100 years since the birth of Surrealism. The weirdest art movement of the 20th century, it’s most commonly associated with Paris. Salvador Dali, Joan Miro and May Ray are the artists it immediately brings[…]
Birmingham Shakespeare Library wins Lottery funding! Did you know that Birmingham is a Shakespeare city? A major £1.7 million project, ‘Everything to Everybody’, is about to reconnect Brummies with their hidden heritage. It’s a project[…]
Matthew Bourne is a master of storytelling. And he tells tales through modern dance. Last night’s production was a dark, fantastical and magical re-telling of ‘The Red Shoes’ at Birmingham Hippodrome. Set to the music[…]
A new exhibition of paintings by renowned Birmingham artist Arthur Lockwood (1934 – 2019) has opened at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG). The artist is known for his urban and industrial watercolours of Birmingham[…]
The UK’s first Augmented Reality (AR) and street art gallery is soon to open in Birmingham. Thomas Crown Gallery will join over 40 galleries and museums in the city, which is leading the way in[…]
Birmingham-born Idris Khan OBE (b.1978) is internationally recognised for his signature style of layering images and text. In his work he explores the links between classical music, art history, literature, philosophy and religion. He blurs[…]
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is like an opulent John Lewis advert, brought to life on stage. Clara’s magical journey takes her from a warm, Christmas party with her family into an enchanting winter wonderland of dancing snowflakes,[…]
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market is here. Yes, already. But Birmingham’s best Christmas events of 2019 are happening away from the Bratwurst stalls. You can find the real magic of the city in its cultural offer.[…]
