Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BM&AG) is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history.
Location in West Midlands | |
| Established | 28 November 1885 |
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| Collection size | c. 800,000 objects |
| Visitors | 644,100 (2019) |
| Website | birminghammuseums.org.uk |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 25 April 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1210333 |
The museum/gallery is run by Birmingham Museums Trust, the largest independent museums trust in the United Kingdom, which also runs eight other museums around the city. Entrance to the Museum and Art Gallery is free, but some major exhibitions in the Gas Hall incur an entrance fee.
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