ALT An Evening with George Bakewell event poster, featuring a vintage police officer and event details.

ALT A smiling woman in a blue polo shirt is featured in a graphic celebrating Volunteers' Week.

ALT Volunteers' Week graphic: 'Meet the Costumed Crusaders' with a photo of people in costume.

ALT A man in a museum holding a pointer stick, with text 'Meet our Great Guides' and '#VolunteersWeek'.

ALT Tripadvisor review: A fascinating place with enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers: Georgie and Chris gave us brilliant introductions to the front desk and the cells of the former lockup. Then we enjoyed the range of information about the lockup, the local police and the skills of forensics, with a super timeline to clarify the history.

ALT Volunteers' Week graphic with text 'Meet the School Superstars' and a photo of a boy and woman using computers.

ALT A man holds an old photograph in an archive during Volunteers' Week. #VolunteersWeek

ALT Review of a sleepover event: The event was extremely well organised both before and during our visit and very accommodating. The staff and volunteers were highly knowledgeable and engaged the children a wide range of activities and educational experiences. A fantastic place and an amazing experience, the Guides had a super time! Lily and Archie and our volunteers were amazing.

ALT A diverse group of children and adults, many dressed as police officers, smiling for a photo in a museum.

ALT a peep hole in a blue cell door - a wooden bench can be seen in the cell within

ALT Three elderly men standing together at a table displaying items at the Coventry police museum

ALT A photograph of Inspector Harris, image taken from a newspaper article discussing his retirement

ALT collection of officer files and photographs

ALT Murder mystery review stating: f your looking for something a little different to do I can fully recommend this Ran by a group of volunteers whose enthusiasm excels the enjoyment Be a detective for a night and solve a murder Fun interactive and great to do with family and friends A hidden gem in Birmingham

ALT children explore the police box at the West Midlands Police Museum

ALT A young girl tries on a police cape and helmet

ALT a volunteer shows items from the handling collection to two young visitors

ALT A trip advisor review stating: On each floor, along with the policing timeline, there was so many different detailed little rooms and facts, we all learnt so much! As well as the different rooms, there was even a section to try on the different police outfits! All round great day out.

ALT Pogus Caesar can be seen stood in front of display cases which feature items relevant to the exhibition

ALT Two people are seen looking towards photographs taken during the Handsworth uprisings

ALT a pair of handcuffs is laid alongside the film negatives of photos taken during the riots

ALT An advert for the west midlands police museum audio tours - now available to download on spotify

ALT An advert for a murder mystery event at the WMP Museum A police officer can be seen entering a cell and shining a light on a body on the floor

ALT A 5 star review offering the following feedback: Absolutely brilliant family day for Mouse Detective with our almost 6yr old. Fantastic displays, history and activities for the children. My daughter absolutely loved it, and the staff were extremely welcoming, friendly and made the experience even more enjoyable. Highly recommend a visit.

ALT An advert for Belly of the Beast: Handsworth 1985. A thought provoking exhibition now on display at the museum