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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to remain closed throughout 2021 to allow for essential work
The reopening will be launched with a transformation of BMAGs iconic Round Room.
BIRMINGHAM
.-Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery will remain closed throughout 2021 while essential electrical upgrade work of Birminghams Council House complex takes place. While the building is closed Birmingham Museums Trust will continue to share items and stories from Birminghams collections with audiences in a variety of exciting and engaging ways both online and in the community.
BMAG is currently closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic but plans for reopening in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games are already underway. Next year also marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of Birminghams collection and in celebration of this key moment, when the eyes of the world will be on the city, Birmingham Museums will use this opportunity to re-invigorate its collection re-interpreting it for the 2
Bradford Museums and Galleries
The moment in June 2020 when John Cassidy s statue of Edward Colston was torn down and trundled through the streets of Bristol to meet its watery end in the River Avon has been endlessly on my mind. It was a profound moment of collective action aimed at reimagining who and what is celebrated in our public spaces by questioning the objects already within it. For so long in Britain, we have struggled to acknowledge the impact of our colonial history, despite its visible legacies across the country.
At this juncture, when the Black Lives Matter campaign has brought this into sharp focus, it is a timely opportunity to re-examine aspects of British history which often go unrecognised. Art is a rich place to start, as many artists have been working through these histories long before the conversation became mainstream. Many inspirational artworks have emerged as a result.