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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.

Past 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.