We are excited to announce a series of special events in partnership with @BRB Birmingham Royal Ballet. We will be welcoming this cultural icon of the city to @BM_AG for a short residency 26 June to 2 July.
Find out more & book your tickets quickly!
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We had a great day with @BVGS1527 who visited @BMTMCC to look at objects exploring life in Handsworth in the Long 1980s. The students were so engaged and gave fantastic responses to our discussions #localhistory
We loved being at a local history event @RedditchLibrary this morning with objects from @Blakesley_Hall and @WeoleyCastleR. Great turn out from museums and history groups, as well as lots of interested visitors. A pleasure to support! #localhistory#locallibraries
Missing Blakesley Hall this winter?
Next month on Sun 18 Feb is free admission to Explore Blakesley! Suitable for all ages and a great chance to explore the Hall. Please pre-book in advance for timed entry between 12-4pm.
Cafe and grounds open 11-4.
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Firework Display at the Castel Sant Angelo by By Joseph Wright of Derby, 1774-1778. 🎆🎇
View of Rome at night with St Peter's and the Vatican lit up in the background.
Join us tomorrow for our last open day of the season!
We have our normal explore Blakesley Hall admission, as well as Gunpowder Plot!
We hope to welcome you then.
New exciting event: Gunpowder Plot! takes place Sat 4 Nov. 🎇🧨
Learn about the Gunpowder Plot and conspiracy of 1605, investigate for hidden gunpowder, and meet some characters involved. A final trial will decide the fate of these plotters!
More info:
birminghammuseums.org.uk/eve…
Today is International Forest School Day! We are committed to supporting outdoor learning for our schools.
4 of our Learning Officers are training to be L3 Forest School practitioners & we have a range of outdoor workshops to book-
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Aged 16 to 25 and interested in museums?
We're presenting at this conference next month. Join us to think about how museums can be more relevant to young people. Free to attend and travel bursaries available.
#museums#MuseumYouthSummit
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Join us at The Future is Now: #MuseumYouth Summit at @thinktankmuseum #Birmingham on 6 October - a new free event about the future of museums and heritage designed and delivered by young people, for young people (16-25s). bit.ly/MuseumYouthSummit
ALT An illustrated graphic reading The Future Is Now Museum Youth Summit. Thinktank | 6 Oct | 11am-4pm. A rosette in the top corner reads Free! Three illustrations under the text show a woman sitting as a desk working on a computer, a man speaking into a microphone with a speech bubble above him, a woman taking a picture of a painting and a woman in a wheelchair painting. Three logos are at the bottom of the page for Kids in Museums, Arts Council England and Benefact Group.
Ready for Birmingham Heritage Week? It starts tomorrow! The @BHeritageWeek website lists all the events, many of which are free. Some are booked up but there's still plenty of great things to see & do.
birminghamheritageweek.co.uk#ThrowbackThursday Hagley Road, Birmingham.
Some of our team spent the day looking at objects @BMTMCC relating to fire history to re-vamp our popular Great Fire of London workshops @AstonHallMuseum and @Blakesley_Hall
We're aiming to include more museum objects in our schools sessions to support learners #museumlearning
A fantastic reminder that if you are thinking of booking a school trip to any of our sites you are very welcome for a pre-visit!
The diary is filling up, get your #schooltrip booked and relax knowing you're sorted for next year!
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Prepare to be transported back in time to the Mughal period with @SoniaSabriCo's stunning ‘Mughal Miniatures’ as part of Birmingham Museums Trust’s annual celebration of South Asian Heritage 18 July to 17 August. Find out what's on: birminghammuseums.org.uk/sou…