GALLERY OPEN

Open Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm. Please note that the Barber will be closing to the public early on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 September.

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The Last of England is a first for the Barber

Masterpieces on loan from Birmingham Museums Trust

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Home to ‘one of the finest small art galleries in Europe’, and a concert hall with ‘perfect acoustics, comfort, and rest for the eye’, the Barber Institute is as unique as it is uplifting - a haven of tranquility on a bustling university campus in a major metropolis.

Paying Respects: Money and Mortality

8 July 2022 – 25 June 2023
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The Architecture of Topography: a ‘kind of map-work’?

Print bay display: 23 September 2022 - 30 January 2023
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Taking Root: The Sustaining Life of Trees

Print bay display: 17 June - 13 November 2022
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To Have and to Hold: Portrait Miniature Jewellery

Print bay display: 27 May - 18 September 2022
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GALLERY OPEN

Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.
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The Last of England is a first for the Barber

Birmingham Museums Trust masterpieces on loan
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Online shop

Visit our online shop - and browse our art book recommendations...
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Paying Respects: Money and Mortality

8 July 2022 – 25 June 2023
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The Architecture of Topography: a ‘kind of map-work’?

Print bay display: 23 September 2022 - 30 January 2023
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Taking Root: The Sustaining Life of Trees

Print bay display: 17 June - 13 November 2022
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To Have and to Hold: Portrait Miniature Jewellery

Print bay display: 27 May - 18 September 2022
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GALLERY OPEN

Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.
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What's On

Isata Kanneh-Mason

Evening Concert, Wednesday 5 October 7.30pm
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First Encounters

Lunchtime Concert, Friday 7 October 1pm
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Iyad Sughayer

Lunchtime Concert, Friday 14 October 1pm
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Mithras Trio

Lunchtime Concert, Friday 21 October 1pm
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Sean Shibe

Evening Concert, Wednesday 26 October 7.30pm
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Demonic & Divine

Lunchtime Concert, Friday 28 October 1pm
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SOLD OUT – Curator Introduction | Peasants and Proverbs : Pieter Brueghel the Younger as Moralist and Entrepreneur

Tuesday 1 November, 6pm – 7.30pm
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Student Workshop | Print Club

Wednesday 2 November, 2pm – 4.30pm
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Jordan Bak & Joseph Havlat

Lunchtime Concert, Friday 4 November 1pm
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Family Morning | Food for Creativity

Wednesday 9 November, 10am – 12pm
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