History & Heritage
Wolverhampton Art Gallery preparing for Viking invasion!
Nine of history’s most formidable Vikings will arrive in the City of Wolverhampton next month – and they’re staying for the summer. It will mark the launch of Wolverhampton Art Gallery’s ‘Viking Heroes’ exhibition – a touring exhibition from The JORVIK Group of Attractions, operators of the award-winning JORVIK Viking Centre in York.
Birmingham charity championing migrant communities launches book to mark 40th anniversary
A community organisation that has been at the forefront of empowering migrant communities in Birmingham marks its 40th anniversary this year. Saathi House in Aston is celebrating the milestone by launching a new book charting its four-decade history through personal stories, a documentary film and a local exhibition.
12 photos of the ghost streets of 1960s Birmingham
In 1968, American photographers Janet Mendelsohn and Richard P. Rogers documented the suburbs of Birmingham, fraught with poverty and poor housing conditions. Their photographs are currently being exhibited as part of the Flatpack Film Festival.
Birmingham Heritage Week secures sponsorship funding for 2018 return
Birmingham Heritage Week, a city-wide festival that celebrates Birmingham’s rich and diverse heritage, is set to return for a fourth year after securing vital sponsorship funding. Sponsors who will be supporting this year’s festival include The University of Birmingham, Historic England and Colmore BID as Gold Sponsors and the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce as…
Students create life-size paper tribute to Suffragette icons marking 100 years of women’s voting rights
Birmingham City University students have created a life-size paper tribute to Suffragette icons, celebrating 100 years of women’s right to vote. Trailblazing women who successfully fought for the right to vote have been honoured in a life-size paper tribute handcrafted to mark 100 years of women’s suffrage.
REVIEW | ‘Knights of the Raj’ exhibition, BM&AG
The Knights of the Raj exhibition at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery reveals the untold stories behind the legacy of Britain’s Bangladeshi-owned Indian restaurants. Unbeknown to the masses, the Bangladeshi community has provided the backbone for the momentous expansion of curry houses in the UK. The rise of the curry has led to it being…
POEM: “Birmingham” by Robert Punton
The following poem about the city of Birmingham has been written by Rob Punton:
58 photos capturing the beautiful diversity of St Paddy’s Day celebrations in Brum
Birmingham is home to several high-profile annual community celebrations and parades, from Chinese New Year festivities and Birmingham Pride to the Birmingham Mela and Birmingham Carnival, but if there was ever one event that seems to bring everyone together – regardless of age, background or heritage – it would have to be St Patrick’s Day….
15 moving photographs of Muhammad Ali in Birmingham
Muhammad Ali has made several visits to Birmingham, England, over the decades, in the 80s and 90s. He visited the city and met with fans, bringing them hope, joy and support; even opening the Muhammad Ali Community Centre in Hockley in May 1983. The boxer, political and social activist, and humanitarian, passed away on Saturday…