Some links for April 2nd through to April 15th

These are our links for April 2nd through April 15th:

• Aston Hall in frame for awards double | birminghamnewsroom.com – Aston Hall is in the frame for two prestigious awards less than a year after the completion of a £12.5 million revamp. The Jacobean mansion reopened last summer following extensive restoration work has been shortlisted for:<br />
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  * Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence<br />
  Category: Restoration and Conservation<br />
  * RICS Awards (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)<br />
  Category: Building Conservation
• Collections open day – Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery – 3rd May 2010 – 3rd May 2010<br />
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  Yet again in 2010 – Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery invites you to join us behind the scenes at one of Britain's largest storage facilities. These special public Open Days enable you the visitor to see the City's reserve collections from Ancient History to Modern Day objects. There is always something new to discover whether you are a first time visitor or a 'regular'.
• Rediscovering Birmingham's movie meccas | Chris Michael | Film | guardian.co.uk – The Flatpack film festival's Odeon bus tour unspooled the story of the rise and fall of Oscar Deutsch's 1930s art deco picture palaces