At the University we work closely with a wide range of cultural organisations in the local area. These internationally renowned institutions include Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham Opera Company, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Library of Birmingham and Sampad South Asian Arts.
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Britain's premier touring ballet company, the Birmingham Royal Ballet (formerly Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet) leads the world in the creation of new and innovative popular ballets, shaped by a host of international choreographers. The Birmingham Royal Ballet performs regularly throughout the year at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery (BMAG) is the largest city museums service in England. The museum shows its collections of art, applied art, social history, archaeology and ethnography in over 40 galleries. The collections have been designated as outstanding by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and have local, regional, national and international importance. The community museums are: Aston Hall, Blakesley Hall, Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Sarehole Mill and Soho House.
Birmingham Opera Company
Birmingham Opera Company is not what you expect from opera. It’s a different way of making opera. Performed in English, the productions are specifically conceived to involve members of the community at every level, including performing alongside world class singers and musicians. Staging its productions away from conventional opera houses and theatres, the company offers opera at an affordable price without compromising quality.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)
As the resident orchestra of Symphony Hall, Birmingham, the CBSO performs over 80 concerts each year in one of the world’s finest concert halls. Join CBSO musicians ‘at home’ in CBSO Centre, for relaxed and friendly concerts packed with the chamber music they’re passionate about sharing, from Haydn and Beethoven to Baroque gems and modern masters. The CBSO plays the broadest possible range of music to the widest possible audience including the symphonic and contemporary classical repertoire, but also lighter music – the popular Friday Night series features everything from film themes to musical hits - together with matinée, schools and family concerts which all help ensure that the CBSO really does offer something for everyone.
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
There are ten award-winning museums spread along the valley beside the wild River Severn - still spanned by the world's first Iron Bridge. The museum manages 35 historic sites within the World Heritage Site of the Ironbridge Gorge, ten of which are museums. As well as ten museums, the sites also include a research library, a tourist information centre, two youth hostels, archaeological sites, historic woodlands, housing, two chapels, and two Quaker burial grounds.
Library of Birmingham
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/libraryofbirmingham
Sampad
Sampad is a dynamic development agency for South Asian arts based in Birmingham. It plays a significant role regionally, nationally and beyond, in promoting the appreciation and practice of the diverse artforms originating from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Through its work Sampad serves, supports and initiates South Asian arts in all its forms working with youth, community, education and professional artists
Town Hall/ Symphony Hall
Symphony Hall is a 2,262 seat concert venue located inside the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham and is home to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra which hosts around 270 events a year.