Birmingham City Archives - Art Fund

About

Birmingham City Archives is based at the Central Library and contains more than 6,000 collections charting the history of Birmingham.

The Archives are designated as a collection of national and international importance.

Birmingham City Archives

Chamberlain Square, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B3 3HQ

0121 303 4217

Opening times

Wed – Fri, 10am – 6pm
Sat, 9am – 5pm

Searchroom area by appointment only

Free to all

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Exhibitions nearby

Barry Flanagan, heap 3 '67 (Installation view),1967

Barry Flanagan

Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
Until 24 November 2019
Free to all

Jan de Beer, Adoration of the Magi, c1515 © Private collection

Truly Bright and Memorable: Jan de Beer’s Renaissance Altarpieces

Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham
Until 19 January 2020
Free to all

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Old Woman Brooding by the Fire, c1846

Rossetti, pre the Pre-Raphaelites

Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton
Until 24 December 2019
Free entry with National Art Pass

Ollie Ma, from the series Open World

Coventry Biennial: The Twin

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry
Until 26 January 2020
Free to all

Art we’ve helped buy at Birmingham City Archives

Matthew Boulton Pattern Book

Acquired 2005