Sat 2 & Sun 3 June - Birmingham Pride

Birmingham Museum
and Art Gallery
Opening over 100 years ago, Birmingham
Museum and Art Gallery is now
home to more than half a million
artefacts. You can find everything from
Renaissance masterpieces to 9,000year-old
Middle Eastern treasures, as
well as the world’s largest collection of
Pre-Raphaelite art.
www.bmag.org.uk
For music fans this is one of the absolute
treasures of Birmingham.
St Paul’s Gallery hosts a large and
comprehensive collection of signed,
high-end album artwork featuring the
likes of The Who, Black Sabbath, Eric
Clapton and Led Zeppelin, to name
but a few.
www.stpaulsgallery.com
Birmingham: A city of Culture
Barber Institute of
Fine Arts
If you’re craving some culture, then Birmingham is the place
to be. Packed with world-class, inspirational organisations
and venues from across the cultural spectrum, Birmingham
has plenty to explore.
For art lovers, take your pick from one of the museums in the
city, from the more traditional Birmingham Museum and Art
Gallery to The Barber Institute of Fine Arts. There are also
plenty of gig venues, theatres and cinemas to visit, offering
visitors a truly spectacular experience.
Housed in one of Birmingham’s finest
Art Deco buildings, The Barber
Institute was designed by Robert
Atkinson, one of Britain’s leading
architects in the 1920s and ’30s.
Works by great artists including
Monet, Manet, Magritte, Picasso,
Degas and Van Gough all feature.
www.barber.org.uk
Following a £15.2 million redevelopment,
the Mac Gallery reopened in
May 2010. The new Mac Gallery
features a much-improved arts centre,
displaying work by leading national
and international visual artists, craft
makers and performance artists.
www.macarts.co.uk
Ikon Gallery
Ikon has a well-deserved reputation
for innovation, internationalism and
excellence. Located in the Oozells
Street School, the two-floor Gallery
hosts exhibitions of film, photography,
painting, sculpture and installation. It
also has specialist shops and a tapas
bar.
www.ikon-gallery.co.uk
St Paul’s Gallery Mac Gallery The Museum of the
Jewellery Quarter
Voted the third best free visitor
attraction in Europe by Trip Advisor,
The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
is well worth a visit. Close by, there’s
also The Pen Museum, several art
galleries, over 100 jewellery shops
and 200 listed historic buildings, making
it a great place to spend the day.
www.bmag.org.uk
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