Very short notice but this is bound to be worth a free visit: Date: Tuesday 8 April Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm Venue: Library Theatre, Paradise Forum, Birmingham City Centre Recent archaeological work carried out during new developments in Birmingham has revealed remains ...
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Our Director, Elizabeth Perkins, will be speaking about Newman Brothers at this evening meeting run by the International Council on Monuments and Sites. Icomos UK is one of the bodies responsible for advising Unesco on World Heritage Sites, so it’ll be good ...
read morePete over at the Custard Factory blog points us to a visit to Birmingham from Tate Modern’s own blogger Tom. Tom called Birmingham the “Warm Heart of England” and writes: the most successful design elements of Birmingham are where the old and ...
read moreI noticed an interesting site linking to some of our material on the Back to Backs. Jacqui from the Ratheram Family have been exploring their history. She has traced her GGGG Grandfather back to Birmingham My ancestors were Labourers, Brass Casters, ...
read moreThe Ikon is hosting German artist Jürgen Partenheimer from 2 April – 18 May who will use Perrotts Folly as part of his work. The gallery tell us: Partenheimer’s work is rooted in abstraction across many forms, expressing connections between art, poetry, ...
read moreNationwide Building Society has teamed up with the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to launch the Nationwide Community and Heritage Awards 2008, inviting the public to nominate people or groups who deserve recognition for community or voluntary work that has made a real ...
read moreJune 19th sees 2008 sees Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter Discovery Centre host the Paradise Preserved? West Midlands Cemeteries, a conference organised by the Garden History Society in association with Birmingham’s Victorian Society… “There will be talks on the history of ...
read moreThe US Library of Congress knows how to share. It is steadily adding hundreds of extraordinary photos to its bit (link)the picture sharing website flickr. They are using the site because i allows the public to add to the significance ...
read moreStories, stories, stories. That’s what history is. But someone has to tell them. If you’re interested in the overlap between British and Sikh heritage then you can help. With its organisational motto and mission statement of “bringing history and cultures ...
read moreFree entry and drinks to a series of debates/talks about architects and how they might make Birmingham a better place. For more see the Birmingham Architectural Association. Hat tip to Rob.
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