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Shakespeare's First Folio prize draw: Thank you
Thank you for entering our prize draw to win a copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio: All the Plays: A Children’s Edition.
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Contemporary art by Dion Kitson comes to J W Evans Silver Factory
Dion Kitson's 'Silver Lining' display takes inspiration from Birmingham's historic jewellery quarter and the city's present-day working-class culture
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Bridgerton: The History Behind the Hit Show
Bridgerton has undoubtedly brought a sense of renewed interest when it comes to the Georgian period. An era of great social, political and cultural change but was it anything like the regency world that Netflix has created?
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Members' Rewards: Shakespeare's First Folio prize draw
Win a stunning illustrated children’s edition of William Shakespeare’s First Folio
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Journey back in history at Grime’s Graves, as you descend 9 meters below ground into Britain’s only open Neolithic flint mine
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The Living Barracks project: Community Tours
Find out more about the Living Barracks project on a tour of the site. Representatives from English Heritage, the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, Maltings (Berwick) Trust and Northumberland County Council will be leading walking tours around the Barracks to talk visitors through the project.
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Join Darwin scholar James Costa and botanical artist Bobbi Angell for an illustrated exploration of Darwin's impact on the world of botany, followed by a walking tour of Down House gardens and greenhouses to admire the fascinating adaptations of some of Darwin's favourite plants!
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Find out all about Queen Victoria's remarkable pets, including the Crufts prize winners, what became of the mastiff who bit her, and why she never let her old horses leave royal ownership
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Grime's Graves Neolithic Flint Mine Opens to the Public
Visit Grime's Graves and you can descend into the oldest human-made underground space in England. A brand new entrance provides access to this subterranean world. And a new exhibition with Neolithic tools tells the story of people from 4,500 years ago.
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The JW Evans Silver Factory at number 54 Albion Street is in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Today, the old workshops of the factory are still crammed with tools and equipment as if the workers might return at any moment, but the skills of the specialist craftsmen who worked there throughout the 20th century are now almost a forgotten memory.
