Galleries · West Midlands
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Also known as: Birmingham Músaem agus gailearaí ealaíne
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery — museum and art gallery in Birmingham, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham New Street · 0.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1885. Designed by Yeoville Thomason. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Owned by Birmingham City Council. Part of Birmingham Museums Trust. Address: B3 3DH. Wikidata describes it as: "museum and art gallery in Birmingham, UK". Coordinates: 52.4803°, -1.9036°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BM&AG) is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history. The museum/gallery is run by Birmingham Museums Trust, the largest independent museums trust in the United Kingdom, which also runs eight other museums around the city. Entrance to the Museum and Art Gallery is free, but some major exhibitions in the Gas Hall incur an entrance fee.
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Background
History
In 1829, the Birmingham Society of Artists created a private exhibition building in New Street, Birmingham while the historical precedent for public education around that time produced the Factory Act 1833, the first instance of Government funding for education. The Museums Act 1845 "empowered boroughs with a population of 10,000 or more to raise a 1/2d for the establishment of museums." In 1864, the first public exhibition room, was opened when the Society and other donors presented 64 pictures as well as the Sultanganj Buddha to Birmingham Council and these were housed in the Free Library building but, due to lack of space, the pictures had to move to Aston Hall. Joseph Henry Nettlefold…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4803, -1.9036
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B3 3DH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Established
- 1885
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham New Street — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Mo-Th 10:00-17:00, Fr 10:30-17:00,Sa-Su 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1799857 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chamberlain Square - geograph.org.uk - 556412.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery?
- Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B3 3DH), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- When was Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1885. Designed by Yeoville Thomason.
- Who owns Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery?
- Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is owned by Birmingham City Council.
- Is Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery a listed building?
- Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Birmingham New Street, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B3 3DH.
- How busy is Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery?
- Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery draws around 672,391 visitors a year.