Exhibitions at the Exchange
Exhibitions at The Exchange explore the different challenges affecting the West Midlands, the United Kingdom and the world and showcase the research going on at the University of Birmingham with local and global partners to help tackle these issues. Explore the current and past exhibitions held at The Exchange to learn more about these key topics.
2026
Seeing the Sun
Inspired by Luke Jerram’s sculpture, Helios, The Exchange presents a new exhibition inviting you to step closer and discover the Sun like never before through the lens of University research.
2025 Exhibitions
Our City
To mark the University of Birmingham’s 125th anniversary, the public programme at The Exchange invited you to discover some of our research innovations that are rooted in the second city.
Our City, Your Promise
Inspired by the new civic agreement for #UoB125, we invited visitors to The Exchange across our programme to make their own promises to the city.
2024 Exhibitions
AI Dialogues
This free installation was displayed in The Vaults at The Exchange between February and November 2024 as part of the AI Futures season.
We need 2 tlk
Hosted at The Exchange between 4 July and 2 November 2024, the University of Birmingham and Ikon presented We need 2 tlk, a new moving-image installation by Midlands-based artist Exodus Crooks.
Thrift Radiates Happiness
This free exhibition was displayed in the South Entrance from February 2024 to November 2024 and presented a photographic display of images of the Birmingham Municipal Bank headquarters.
2021 - 2023
CREDiBLE
Hosted at The Exchange from September 2023 - February 2024, CREDiBLE explored what happens when communities connect with university research
A Place To Call Home
Hosted between Feb - Nov 2023, explore homelessness, adult social care and displacement through the eyes of people with lived experience.
The Air We Breathe
Hosted at The Exchange October 2021 - July 2022, The Air We Breathe explores the relationship between people, environment and air quality.