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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham

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Details

Accessibility

Disability Toilets

https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/birmingham-museum-and-art-gallery/visit/accessibility

2025: "Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery opened in 1885 and is now a Grade II* listed building. In this phase of reopening several gallery spaces are open including The Round Room, Industrial Gallery, Bridge Gallery, Tearooms, Shop and our separate Waterhall Gallery.

Accessibility is generally good but it does have some of the access issues of historic buildings."

Brief description

https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/bmag/virtual-tour

"Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG) first opened in 1885. It is housed in a Grade II* listed city centre landmark building. When the building is open, there are over 40 galleries to explore that display art, applied art, social history, archaeology and ethnography. .Birmingham Museums Trust holds the most important collection of Pre-Raphaelite art anywhere in the world, numbering over 3000 paintings, drawings, prints and examples of decorative art and design."

Address

Chamberlain Square

Birmingham, B3 3DH

Email

hello@birminghammuseums.org.uk

Phone

0121 348 8000 (9.30am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday)

Website

https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/birmingham-museum-and-art-gallery

Directions

2025: "Entrances

Chamberlain Square

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Gas Hall and lift entrance

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Waterhall

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Getting Here

Main Entrance

The main entrance is on Chamberlain Square, this entrance contains two flights of stairs, the lift entrance is located at the Gas Hall.

Gas Hall, Waterhall and Lift Entrances

The Gas Hall and Waterhall entrances are located on Edmund Street. If you approach from the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery main entrance on Chamberlain Square, walk past the entrance with it on your right and turn right. It is a short distance to the Gas Hall and Waterhall entrances, the Gas Hall entrance is on the left and the Watehall entrance is on the right.

By Road

Clean Air Zone

Birmingham is now a 'Category D Clean Air Zone', this means owners of the most high-polluting vehicles will be charged to drive within certain parts of the city centre, including the area that Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is located in. To find out more and to check if your vehicle will be charged visit brumbreathes.co.uk

Car Parking

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery does not have a car park.

The closest car park is Town Hall Car Park which is 5 minutes walk from the museum. It is operated by Birmingham City Council and is open 24 hours per day, every day except Christmas Day. Charges apply. Blue Badge parking is free with no time limits. For google maps and Sat Nav use postcode B5 4AD.

Upon parking and leaving the car park, exit and turn left onto Navigation Street, take the second left up Hill Street, continuing to Chamberlain Square. Walk by the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery front entrance and turn right onto Edmund Street. The Gas Hall entrance is on the left and the Waterhall entrance is on the right.

Blue Badge parking can also be found on Margaret Street and Edmund Street which are in close proximity to our Edmund Street lift entrance to Gas Hall and Waterhall. ""

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Our photographs were taken prior to the Closure in 21021 of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG):

https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/birmingham-museum-and-art-gallery/visit

2025: "Open Monday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.

General admission is FREE. Donations are welcome, thank you for your support. No booking required.
Some events and exhibitions may charge, this information is included in the What's On details.
Tearoom open 10am - 4pm.
Last entry 4:45pm.

Closed: 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January. "

Transport

2025: "Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is located within a short walking distance of Colmore Row where a number of city centre buses terminate. All buses have links to their timetables on the National Express West Midlands website.

The closest bus stops to the museum are for the following buses.

Number 9 Stourbridge to Birmingham, via Bearwood, Quinton and Halesowen
Number X10 Gornal Wood to Birmingham via Russells Hall Hospital, Merry Hill, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & Bearwood
Number 82 Bearwood to Birmingham via City Hospital & Cape Hill
Number 87 Dudley to Birmingham via City Hospital, Smethwick, Oldbury & Tividale
Number 101 Leveretts via Jewellery Quarter and Winson Green

Bus services are operated by National Express West Midlands.

Town Hall tram stop is the nearest to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, a few minutes walk away. This tram stop is on Line 1 of the West Midlands Metro and is located outside the Birmingham Town Hall. It is a 2 minute trip from the Grand Station tram stop outside New Street Station.

Gas Hall at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is conveniently located near major railway stations including New Street and Snow Hill stations. Both are served by frequent West Midlands Railway services covering the wide geography of the region.

New Street Station

New Street station is 10 minutes walk away. From New Street Station main exit walk up Lower Temple Street and turn left onto New Street. Walk down New Street until you arrive at Victoria Square. Turn right at the end of the Council House building into Chamberlain Square, where the main entrance to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is located on the right. For the lift entrance, walk to the end of the building turn right onto Edmund Street, the Gas Hall entrance is on the left and the Waterhall is on the right.

Snow Hill Station

Snow Hill station is 10 minutes walk away. Turn right upon leaving Snow Hill Station onto Colmore Row. Walk down Colmore Row until you arrive at Victoria Square. Turn right at the end of the Council House building into Chamberlain Square, where the main entrance to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is located on the right. For the lift entrance, walk to the end of the building turn right onto Edmund Street, the Gas Hall entrance is on the left and Waterhall is on the right."

Amenities

Museum

Art Gallery / Craft Centre

Baby Changing Facilities

Disability Toilets

Shop

Toilets

Travel Information

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