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Birmingham's Science Museum with Minibrum, Planetarium, Science Garden & much more. Open Weds-Sun 10am-5pm.
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Aston Hall opens on 22 February, and has some lovely events coming up. It will be open Wed – Sun, 12pm – 4pm (with exceptions on Aston Villa match days). You can pre-book your visit and events now. Follow for more info!
birminghammuseums.org.uk/aston-hall
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Calling all Museum Youth Groups and #KickTheDust projects! Save the date:
🟡 Friday 12 May 🟡
The Future is Now ⚡ Museum Youth Summit
Booking opens in March. We hope to see you there!
Read more: bit.ly/3XDeI1G
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An Aerial View of Fort Dunlop. The Fort Dunlop factory was built in 1916 on a 120-hectare site on the east side of Birmingham. The factory closed in September 2014.
#ThrowbackThursday #BrumStories
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Just a few places left, book ASAP if you'd like to spend your #ValentinesDay evening under the stars!
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Spend a romantic #ValentinesDay evening under the stars at Thinktank, Birmingham on Tues 14 Feb. Enjoy champagne on arrival then relax in the Planetarium & enjoy a special themed show under the stars, followed by a specially prepared 3 course meal. 
birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/valenti
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GRABBING THE 🐂 BY THE HORNS
🌟 We’re so pleased to be welcoming our bostin “Raging Bull” back home!
🎟 Arriving on a one-way ticket to Birmingham New Street this summer…
Read more 👉 gloo.to/6jlO
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We have a variety of jobs available at Birmingham Museums Trust, please check out our vacancies.
Finance Assistant
C&B Sales Executive
Chef de Partie
Food Service Assistants
Research Officer Public Health Division
Planetarium Project Officer
nghammuseumstrust.livevacancies.co.uk #BrumJobs
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Spend a romantic Valentine’s evening under the stars at ⭐
You will enjoy a glass of champagne and an amuse-bouche on arrival, before relaxing in the Planetarium where you will experience a special themed show under the stars.
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Spend a romantic #ValentinesDay evening under the stars at Thinktank, Birmingham on Tues 14 Feb. Enjoy champagne on arrival then relax in the Planetarium & enjoy a special themed show under the stars, followed by a specially prepared 3 course meal. 💖🌠
birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/valenti
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It was lovely hearing the woodpecker tapping away in #MoseleyBog earlier on our Origins of Middle Earth tour.
Whilst we can’t always guarantee woodpeckers, we can say that our Middle Earth walks take place every Sunday so book your tickets via the link
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If sitting in a restaurant surrounded by other couples sitting in a restaurant is your idea of a Valentine’s no-no, is rolling the dice on something very, very different this year...
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Had a fab family day at the today. So much do for little ones, yet so much more they will be able to do when they’re older, so we will definitely be back! #minibrum #familydayout #birmingham
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Spend a romantic #ValentinesDay evening under the stars at Thinktank, Birmingham on Tues 14 Feb. Enjoy champagne on arrival then relax in the Planetarium & enjoy a special themed show under the stars, followed by a specially prepared 3 course meal. 💖🌠
birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/valenti
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We're pleased to announce that 30 organisations and 15 individuals across the UK are joining the cohort for the Mindsets + Missions learning and grants programme with and 🫱🏾🫲🏽
Find out more 👉🏾 sciencecentres.org.uk/news/mindsets-
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Roll up, roll up, for the Fabulous Forces Fun Fair! Watch as we use forces to our advantage in a range of games, learn how to whip off a tablecloth without breaking a single glass, and help snakes soar through the air! Join us Sat Feb 4th or Sat Feb 11th!
birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/fabulou
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We loved having Year 3 from on site with yesterday for their first #TheWildEscape workshop.
Taxidermy, bird spotting and leaf collecting all inspired their clay tile decorations. We can't wait to see the outcome from 's kiln!
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Amazing event at on 11th Feb 10-3:30 to share and learn about The Respect Project & ‘If Racism Vanished for a Day’ here at the School of Education and Childhood! More specifics can be found here 👉 birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/meet-th
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Come along to @thinktankmuseum 11th Feb & pick up a free copy of our book If Racism Vanished for a day & watch the beautiful @GlobalGoalsCtre VOICES short films presenting Bristol based migrant & refugee artists. See you there! @UWE_Education
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Do you have an interest in astronomy and have experience in developing and delivering outreach school projects? We're recruiting a Planetarium Project Officer, 4 days a week, 1 year contract, £21,000 pa. Please take a look / share! Thanks.
nghammuseumstrust.livevacancies.co.uk/#/job/details/
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Thanks to funding, our Kids in Museums Youth Panel (aged 16-25) is planning and delivering an exciting new event about the future of museums and heritage.
⚡The Future is Now: Museum Youth Summit⚡
Friday 12 May
Tickets go on sale in March. 🧵👇
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This Saturday 28 Jan join us for International LEGO day at Thinktank's LEGO Studio, get creative and try out different building challenges! Suitable for children over 3 years old. #LegoDay
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Don't forget our guided tours this week on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. We've also got Middle Earth walks on Sunday morning plus our usual array of pizzas, baked goods & hot & cold drinks in our tearoom.
Open 11-4 Wed- Sun
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We are delighted to join the national project #TheWildEscape connecting children with the fantastic wildlife here at the Ruins.
Year 3 from will be working with to create clay tiles inspired by the site.
birminghammuseums.org.uk/stories/the-wi
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Join us on 1st Feb 7-9pm for a fascinating presentation on ‘Reverse Engineering’ by #DrJohnMoyle 🛠️
This is an in-person talk at
#Birmingham + on-line via zoom 💬
All are welcome ...
Details via link below to reserve a spot 👇😎
bit.ly/3HukL2M
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We had some fun last week making these shots happen.
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Last week @MotionhouseDT brought the cast of its family show Starchitects to explore space with us!
The performers landed in Birmingham to continue their UK tour which is launching onto the @brumhippodrome stage on Fri 3 Feb & Sat 4 Feb. Tickets here: birminghamhippodrome.com
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Last week brought the cast of its family show Starchitects to explore space with us!
The performers landed in Birmingham to continue their UK tour which is launching onto the stage on Fri 3 Feb & Sat 4 Feb. Tickets here: birminghamhippodrome.com
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Today is National Museum Selfie Day.
Why not share some selfies of you at Thinktank with us?
We can't wait to see them.
#MuseumSelfieDay
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Great news that Birmingham Museums Trust has been awarded £89,990 from Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund for Voices of the City. We will work with local people to co-curate our oral history archive of 1500 recordings, making it accessible for the first time
museumsassociation.org/funding/esmee-
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If you're a community group or charity in Birmingham, why not sign up for our Community Welcome Pass and get FREE entry to five of our sites for your group, for a year!
Details at birminghammuseums.org.uk/communities/co. Spaces are limited, so get in touch soon!
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Want to take part in the #BigGardenBirdWatch but don't have a 'garden'? Some of the best birding can be done in urban locations! Country or city, nature can be found everywhere – help us by counting the birds that live near you, wherever you are!
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Looking for a fun, FREE activity to keep you and the family entertained? Why not sign up to the next #BigGardenBirdwatch:
bit.ly/3GaxpDA
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Nearly sold out! Don't miss the live planetarium opera The Flowering Desert. It is a surround sound immersive experience, with a tailor-made music putting the audience inside the mind of a scientist and the TRAPPIST-1 solar system.
Thur Jan 19th 7pm £10.
birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/planeta
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Join us tomorrow Jan 4th when #DavidHulse presents "The Pentrich Engine" constructed in 1791 to pump water out of a Derbyshire coal mine💦
An in-person talk at #Birmingham also on All are welcome...
To reserve a slot click link👇
bit.ly/3QhwFA0
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Happy birthday to JRR Tolkien, born #onthisday 3 January 1892. We're very pleased that has written a poem that celebrates #Tolkien's connections with & Birmingham! Watch it in full:
birminghammuseums.org.uk/stories/a-spar
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