Tag: local history
Birmingham Heritage Week: still time to celebrate city’s history
There are still plenty of opportunities to celebrate and explore Birmingham’s rich and diverse history before Birmingham Heritage Week draws to a close on Thursday (September 17). Launched on September 10, Heritage Week comprises events and activities across Birmingham designed to give people of all ages a chance to learn about their city’s heritage in […]
Heritage Week: Birmingham’s medieval history uncovered
The origins of modern Birmingham will be explored during a guided walk in the city on Tuesday, September 15, as part of Birmingham Heritage Week. Led by Dr Mike Hodder and Stephanie Rátkai, of Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society, the walk will be preceded by an introductory talk in the John Lee Theatre at the […]
Heritage Week: 10 things you may not know about Birmingham’s history
Birmingham Heritage Week, which begins today (September 10) and runs until September 17, is a celebration of the people and events which helped shape the city as we know it today – but how much do you really know about Birmingham’s history? Cllr Phil Davis, Heritage Champion at Birmingham City Council, has compiled this list […]
Aston Park to host Civil War re-enactment for Heritage Week
Visitors to Aston Park at the weekend will be able to witness a historic battle as part of Birmingham Heritage Week. The Sealed Knot, the oldest re-enactment society in the UK and the single biggest in Europe, will be staging an English Civil War display in the park on Sunday, September 13. Aston Hall, which […]
Tyseley Locomotive Works opens gates to visitors for Heritage Week
Members of the public are being offered a rare opportunity to look around Tyseley Locomotive Works as part of Birmingham Heritage Week. On Saturday, September 12, the works will be offering one-hour guided tours giving visitors an insight into the work undertaken at the site. The tour will include an overview and history of the […]
Birmingham Heritage Week: one week to go
Birmingham’s rich and diverse heritage is being celebrated with a week of activities, ranging from exhibitions and concerts through to trails and talks. Taking place throughout the city from September 10 to 17, Birmingham Heritage Week has a programme of events and activities designed to give people of all ages a chance to learn about […]
Must see Birmingham Seen
Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture Martin Mullaney urges readers to visit Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery's acclaimed Birmingham Seen exhibition. If you haven't been along to the Birmingham Seen exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery's Gas Hall, you don't know what you're missing. I have a great interest in local history […]
Seen Birmingham Seen?
Have you visited the brilliant Birmingham Seen exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery yet? This wide ranging exhibition explores the ways in which artists and photographers have portrayed the people and landscape of Birmingham since 1820. The exhibition will explore how constant change and evolution has inspired generations of artists to take the city […]
