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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery continues phased reopening
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery will unveil further revamped spaces in October as part of a phased reopening of the building.
Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT) announced this week that the Round Room Gallery, Industrial Gallery, Bridge Gallery and Edwardian Tearooms will be among the spaces reopening on 24 October. The tearooms and shop will open on the same date.
The whole museum has been undergoing a £5m revamp that includes improvements to the Grade II*-listed building’s heating, electrics, lifts and roofing.
The museum’s Round Room will have both new and familiar artworks on display, with Jacob Epstein’s bronze sculpture Lucifer providing the centre-piece.
Children and young people will have an opportunity to see their creations displayed digitally in an exhibition at one of Scotland’s national galleries.
The 2025 Worcester 100 Open Art Exhibition will be held at the Artery Gallery, Croft Walk, from Saturday 8 to Saturday, March 15.
The free event will showcase a range of artistic styles, including paintings, prints, photography, and sculptures.
Opening times will vary throughout the week.
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Three in five small UK museums and galleries fear closure amid declining revenue, new research suggests
Three in five small museums and galleries in the UK fear closure amid declining revenue and footfall, research published this week suggests. The survey of 40 small, independent attractions—those with fewer than 100,000 annual visitors—also found that four in five (78%) reported the current period as the most challenging the sector has faced, while over half (58%) said overall income has not returned to its pre-Covid levels.
The research, conducted by the cloud platform GoDaddy in partnership with the charity Kids in Museums, surveyed small museums as well as galleries, historic buildings and heritage sites. Alison Bowyers, the executive director of Kids in Museums, tells The Art Newspaper that UK museums are suffering more than their counterparts in mainland Europe.
