Birmingham Museums Trust

We are currently recruiting for a variety of job roles: - Visitor Experience Co-ordinator (Thinktank) - Visitor Experience Manager (Thinktank) - Visitor Experience Events & Project Manager - Senior Curator - Global Majority Collections (Fixed Term) - Head of Digital, Brand & Marketing - Head of Enterprise Find out more and apply online: https://lnkd.in/dkQWmHJ

I had the absolute pleasure on Friday of hosting a CPD session (Art in Nature) for educators at Blakesley Hall organised by Birmingham Museum Trust. A beautiful day of sharing my love for the planet through art. Pigments, pressed flowers and eco dyeing were a few subjects we covered but we also created wild weaving squares and made eco bricks perfect for solitary bees. Birmingham Museums Trust

The sun is shining & flags are flying high on Colmore Row this week as we celebrate the arrival of the outdoor exhibition ‘Benjamin Zephaniah – The Brighter Flame’. ☀️ This exhibition has been funded by Colmore BID and is taking place between 5-31 July. Flags designed in his memory fly high on Colmore Row, the heart of Birmingham. Created with the support and acknowledgment of the Zephaniah family, the exhibition will feature more than 20 specially curated artworks displayed in cabinets located in Victoria Square, next to the fountains and Birmingham Town Hall. To find out more, visit 👉 https://lnkd.in/gaxgSzrk. Exhibition partners: Colmore BID, Central BID, OOM Gallery Archive, DACS/Artimage DACS, Windrush Productions, The Family of Benjamin Zephaniah, Birmingham Museums Trust, University of Birmingham’s The Exchange and Castle Fine Art. #100daysofcreativity

Pleased to announce I'll be co-running a workshop with artist Sally Butcher on the 28th June as part of BCC's Creative Health programme, hosted at the Ikon. We'll be re-framing narratives around parenthood and feeding practices, and using museum objects as stimuli and in creative practice. It'll involve sketching, printing and collaging - sign up for free in the link below to attend! https://lnkd.in/ekuqAaSt

The UK’s biggest immersive VR experience is going on an eight venue tour of UK, and we're pleased to say the first stop is Birmingham. In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is a euphoric, interactive VR adventure that will transport you to 1989 during the days of the Acid House movement. It will be at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery from 19th July - 1st Sept. https://lnkd.in/exA4-zKW

Happy #VolunteersWeek 2024! We've had an incredible week with lots of activities including: ⭐ Four webinars to share how you can boost your employability and gain experience for your CV ⭐ Our last Volunteering Day of the year at Birmingham Museums Trust helping to audit the Dynamic Collections ⭐ Our first celebration event to say a huge thank you for the incredible people who have given their time this year! Find out how you can get involved at volunteering@bcu.ac.uk

We're delighted to announce that we've finalised the cohort of organisations for our Anti-racist Museums Programme, and the first programmed session will take place tomorrow, 4 June 🙌 We're excited to get to work with: • Bristol Museum & Art Gallery • Birmingham Museums Trust • Fulham Palace Trust • Migration Museum • Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales • Museums and Galleries Edinburgh The programme presents an opportunity to create meaningful change in the UK museum sector through organisational and professional development. It's our hope that it will create a thriving network of museums and leaders that are committed to personal and organisational change; collaboration and peer learning; and being at the forefront of anti-racist practice in UK museums.

We are excited to announce a series of special events in partnership with Birmingham Royal Ballet, which will also be part of Birmingham's 100 Days of Creativity. We will be welcoming this cultural icon of the city to the Waterhall at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery for a short residency from 26 June to 2 July. There will be an exhibition and demonstrations, chances to watch and chances to join in dance classes, performances, and practical workshops offering an introduction to making an iconic ballet tutu. https://lnkd.in/exfJsAkC

Why was Musica by Birmingham artist Kate Bunce chosen as the lead image for our Victorian Radicals exhibition? Curator Victoria Osborne talks about this as part of the free audio tour in the exhibition - we've shared what she says here.

Today we museum directors of the UK head to parliament to advocate for UK museums. Zak Mensah and I will be representing Birmingham Museums Trust and explaining how much regional museums can and do deliver for communities, the economy and human flourishing. Regional museums are in dire straits and still delivering but it's time to find a new sustainable way to fund culture. My childhood heroine Lady Floella Benjamin should be there. I will try to stay cool about that. https://lnkd.in/euDSRRGe