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Museums long ago ceased to be stuffy
rooms full of glass cases containing bits of old pottery
and fossilised bones.
Today even most conventional museums
including displays which change but over recent years
there has been a growth in industrial and "living"
museums.
Here you can learn about local heritage, get a feel for
how people lived and worked, the hardships they
endured...
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Galleries listed include not just civic
galleries displaying publicly owned artworks, but also
privately owned galleries with items for sale.
Not all the
museums and galleries in the Birmingham and the West Midlands area are listed.
Please provide details of any we have missed
here.
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THE HERITAGE MOTOR CENTRE
Banbury Road, Gaydon, West Midlands, CV35 0BJ
Tel: 01926 641188
Fax: 01926 641555
E-mail:
enquiries@heritage-motor-centre.co.uk
Web:
www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk
The Heritage Motor
Centre, New Look... New Experience...
The Heritage Motor Centre, Discover and
Experience...
The Heritage Motor Centre is home to the world's
largest collection of British cars. The museum
launches in May 2007, with a striking new look,
after its one million pound makeover. Discover
the magical story of British cars with new and
exciting exhibitions including 'Under the Skin'
and 'The Making of British Cars' and see some
hidden gems from our extensive archive and
picture library collections, many of which have
never been viewed by the public before.
Experience the sights and
sounds of the British Motor Industry, which
you'll find fun, interactive and inspiring. Get
up close to some amazing cars spanning the
classic, vintage and veteran eras, up to modern
cars of today, some of which have starred in
Hollywood blockbusters. Visitors to the Centre
will quickly discover this is more than just a
museum, each year the Centre hosts a variety of
spectacular indoor and outdoor events on its 65
acre site, which will appeal to all the family.
Take part in the Centre's
fun-packed leisure facilities including the Land
Rover 4x4 Experience, the Go-Karting track,
Miniature Roadway and Nature Trail. Relax in our
art deco cafe, which serves hot and cold meals
and browse our museum gift shop to find a
perfect memento from your visit. For a fun-day
out for all the family visit our website for
more information.
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Birmingham & Midland
Museum of Transport
Chapel Lane, Wythall, Birmingham, West Midlands,
B47 6JX
Tel: 01564 826471
E-mail:
enquiries@bammot.org.uk
Web:
www.bammot.org.uk
A collection of buses, battery electric vehicles
and a miniature steam railway, open to visitors
between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sundays,
between Easter and the end of October.
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Birmingham Museum & Art
Gallery
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands,
B3 3DH
Tel: 0121 303 2834
E-mail:
bmag_enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk
Web:
www.bmag.org.uk
400,000 years of history together with the
largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings.
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Black Country Living
Museum
Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4SQ
Tel: 0121 557 9643
E-mail:
info@bclm.co.uk
Web:
www.bclm.co.uk
A 26 acre living history heritage site featuring
historic buildings have been moved and rebuilt
at the Museum, as a tribute to the traditional
skills and enterprise of the people that once
lived in the centre of industrial Britain.
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Broadfield House Glass
Museum
Compton Drive, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6
9NS
Tel: 01384 812745
Web:
www.dudley.gov.uk
A collection of British glass dating from the
17th century to the present day. Along with a
programme of events and temporary exhibitions
celebrating the magical art of glassmaking.
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Midland Air Museum
Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry, West
Midlands, CV8 3AZ
Tel: 02476 301033
E-mail:
midlandairmuseum@aol.com
Web:
www.midlandairmuseum.co.uk
Over 30 historic aircraft, both civil and
military, including the Avro Vulcan bomber, aero
engines and other artefacts. The museum
incorporates the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage
Centre, the Coventry-born engineer who designed
the jet engine.
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Vintage Trains
670 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, West
Midlands, B11 2HL
Tel: 0121 708 4960 Fax:
0121 708 4963
E-mail:
office@vintagetrains.co.uk
Web:
www.vintagetrains.co.uk
Ride the Shakespeare Express, a vintage steam
train from the Tyseley collection and experience
the romanticism of a 1950's holiday trip on this
round trip journey from Birmingham to
Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Dudley Museum and Art
Gallery
St James' Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HU
Tel: 01384 815575 Fax:
01384 815576
Web:
www.dudley.gov.uk
Fine Art exhibitions and a collection of 12,000
fossils and mineral specimens.
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National Motorcycle Museum
Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West
Midlands, B92 0EJ
Tel: 01675 443311 Fax:
01675 443310
E-mail:
admin@nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk
Web:
www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk
‘Legends Live On’ at the National Motorcycle
Museum, a tribute to the British Motorcycle
industry, which dominated world markets for over
60 years.
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Walsall Leather Museum
Littleton Street West, Walsall, WS2 8EQ
Tel: 01922 721153 Fax:
01922 725827
E-mail:
leathermuseum@walsall.gov.uk
Web:
www.walsall.gov.uk
Discover the reason behind Walsall becoming the
British leathergoods capital.
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