Birmingham Museums Learning

We are excited to announce a series of special events in partnership with @BRB Birmingham Royal Ballet. We will be welcoming this cultural icon of the city to @BM_AG for a short residency 26 June to 2 July. Find out more & book your tickets quickly! birminghammuseums.org.uk/birmingham-mus…

As we approach week two of #100daysofcreativity I’ve got another selection of programme highlights to share over on the @visit_bham website. Have a read here: visitbirmingham.com/blog/post/100-… Ft @unibirmingham @TheCBSO @bmtlearning @brumhippodrome

We had a great day with @BVGS1527 who visited @BMTMCC to look at objects exploring life in Handsworth in the Long 1980s. The students were so engaged and gave fantastic responses to our discussions #localhistory

We loved being at a local history event @RedditchLibrary this morning with objects from @Blakesley_Hall and @WeoleyCastleR. Great turn out from museums and history groups, as well as lots of interested visitors. A pleasure to support! #localhistory #locallibraries

Missing Blakesley Hall this winter? Next month on Sun 18 Feb is free admission to Explore Blakesley! Suitable for all ages and a great chance to explore the Hall. Please pre-book in advance for timed entry between 12-4pm. Cafe and grounds open 11-4. #gallery_371063-0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/explore…

We've delivered our final school workshop of the year! Thank you to every school for your visits to @AstonHallMuseum @Blakesley_Hall @Sarehole_Mill @WeoleyCastleR @SohoHouseMuseum & @thinktankmuseum in 2023. We loved having you! Merry Christmas from the BMT Learning Team!

Firework Display at the Castel Sant Angelo by By Joseph Wright of Derby, 1774-1778. 🎆🎇 View of Rome at night with St Peter's and the Vatican lit up in the background.

Join us tomorrow for our last open day of the season! We have our normal explore Blakesley Hall admission, as well as Gunpowder Plot! We hope to welcome you then.

We LOVE to get our students outdoors! On #OutdoorClassroomDay check out our outdoor workshops @Sarehole_Mill & @Blakesley_Hall. Learn about rivers, pollinators & much more! We can even offer some for FREE with the @NHM_Learn #ExploreUrbanNature project birminghammuseums.org.uk/school-sessions

Today is International Forest School Day! We are committed to supporting outdoor learning for our schools. 4 of our Learning Officers are training to be L3 Forest School practitioners & we have a range of outdoor workshops to book- birminghammuseums.org.uk/school-sessions #ForestSchool

If you enjoyed our Urban Nature workshop yesterday at the @BhamArtsSchool #ArtsinSchools Conference book our FREE workshops for your students here- birminghammuseums.org.uk/school-session… birminghammuseums.org.uk/school-session… #ExploreUrbanNature @NHM_Learn

We're excited to be presenting at this @BhamArtsSchool event on Wednesday 4th October. We'll be sharing some ideas for using Urban Nature to create art. Book here: tinyurl.com/4oct23 #edutwitter #education #BirminghamSchools

Aged 16 to 25 and interested in museums? We're presenting at this conference next month. Join us to think about how museums can be more relevant to young people. Free to attend and travel bursaries available. #museums #MuseumYouthSummit

Ready for Birmingham Heritage Week? It starts tomorrow! The @BHeritageWeek website lists all the events, many of which are free. Some are booked up but there's still plenty of great things to see & do. birminghamheritageweek.co.uk #ThrowbackThursday Hagley Road, Birmingham.

Some of our team spent the day looking at objects @BMTMCC relating to fire history to re-vamp our popular Great Fire of London workshops @AstonHallMuseum and @Blakesley_Hall We're aiming to include more museum objects in our schools sessions to support learners #museumlearning

Great start to the Year 5 River Cole @Sarehole_Mill trip. River study next…. @CliftonDeputy @MissBi17 @MrBhachuMaths @MrsBhachu @BMTEngage @BhamCityCouncil @CanalRiverTrust

A fantastic reminder that if you are thinking of booking a school trip to any of our sites you are very welcome for a pre-visit! The diary is filling up, get your #schooltrip booked and relax knowing you're sorted for next year! birminghammuseums.org.uk/schools

Prepare to be transported back in time to the Mughal period with @SoniaSabriCo's stunning ‘Mughal Miniatures’ as part of Birmingham Museums Trust’s annual celebration of South Asian Heritage 18 July to 17 August. Find out what's on: birminghammuseums.org.uk/south-asian-he…

We have Urban Nature Days coming up at @AstonHallMuseum tomorrow, @Sarehole_Mill 12 Aug & @WeoleyCastleR 2 Sept. These fun days are also important as they will help us to improve the wildlife habitat. Find out more from Natural Sciences Curator @lukaslarge birminghammuseums.org.uk/stories/urban-…

Check out this fantastic Blog Post on Urban Nature Day at @Blakesley_Hall by our Natural Science Curator. So many ways to get involved with nature this summer across lots of our sites- birminghammuseums.org.uk/summer #ExploreUrbanNature