Mosaics, of important art historical significance (and worth millions of pounds), have recently been restored and re-instated in a Redditch shopping centre. The mosaics were […]
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Best Birmingham exhibitions to visit this Autumn
I love Autumn: wrapping up in warm jumpers, drinking ridiculously flavoured lattes (yes, I know it’s not real coffee if it tastes like pumpkin) and […]
Art fiction | A short story: ‘The Long Engagement’
The first time I saw her I didn’t realise that she was blind. I’d come to the museum with my sketchbook; she was sat, unmoving, […]
Artist in focus | Paul Biddle: ‘Rearranging Reality’
Argentea Gallery’s latest exhibition is a cabinet of curiosities. Automata, dolls, swan sisters and hybrid creatures invite the viewer into the entrancing and mythical world […]
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13 of Birmingham’s best museums & galleries
Birmingham is home to many museums and art galleries, which makes choosing the best ones tricky! From the Pre-Raphaelite art collection at Birmingham Museums to […]
Arts careers | How do I get a job in museum education?
Jon Sleigh works as a Learning Officer at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, where he has been hired to deliver an educational programme in national […]
Exhibition review | Willard Wigan MBE: ‘In The Eye of The Needle’ | Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham is the first city to see brilliant new microscopic artworks by the internationally renowned artist Willard Wigan MBE. His stunning solo show ‘In The […]
Exhibition review | Birmingham’s magical ‘Museum of the Moon’ | Thinktank
As an art historian, I usually spend my weekends in Birmingham’s best art galleries. However, I had heard that there was a gigantic moon recently […]
Arts careers | I want your job: Exhibitions Curator
Want to know how to become a museum curator in the UK? Everyone knows that securing a job in the museum sector is tough. So I […]
Artist in focus | West meets East in Samin Ahmadzadeh’s cross-cultural photography
“I am the sum total of everything that went before me, of all I have been seen done, of everything done-to-me. I am everyone everything […]