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Wolverhampton Art Gallery preparing for Viking invasion!
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2018
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…
Birmingham charity championing migrant communities launches book to mark 40th anniversary
Staff Reporter
April 20, 2018
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…
12 photos of the ghost streets of 1960s Birmingham
Staff Reporter
April 18, 2018
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…
Birmingham Heritage Week secures sponsorship funding for 2018 return
Staff Reporter
March 20, 2018
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…
Students create life-size paper tribute to Suffragette icons marking 100 years of women’s voting rights
Staff Reporter
January 30, 2018
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…
REVIEW | ‘Knights of the Raj’ exhibition, BM&AG
Ranjit Dhillon
October 26, 2017
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…
POEM: “Birmingham” by Robert Punton
Staff Reporter
March 25, 2017
The following poem about the city of Birmingham has been written by Rob Punton: (more…)
58 photos capturing the beautiful diversity of St Paddy’s Day celebrations in Brum
Staff Reporter
March 17, 2017
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…
15 moving photographs of Muhammad Ali in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2016
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…