Birmingham Blog (April 2020) - Visit Birmingham

The thriving independent arts spaces of Digbeth have been working together on the First Friday of each month to present free art events, late night exhibition openings, performances and music.

It just got easier to shop for food and drink from independent producers, thanks to a brand new online marketplace that launches this week. 

With the unprecedented demand on the NHS, The REP in Birmingham is eager to help those in need.

The Pen Museum in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is at risk of facing closure due to COVID-19 unless funds are urgently raised to keep the historic museum’s doors open to the public.

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has today announced that it will make up to 5,000 free tickets available to NHS workers, once concerts resume following the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the restrictions associated with the coronavirus and having to temporarily close the Museum, the British Motor Museum has been working hard behind the scenes to create a range of Easter activities for families to do in the safety of their own homes. 

While City of Wolverhampton Council’s Arts and Culture venues are closed during the coronavirus outbreak the team is working hard to give people their culture fix by making resources available digitally.

The WV Holiday Squad has become WV Virtual Squad during the coronavirus emergency – and is offering children, young people and families a huge range of online activities and events they can enjoy from the comfort of home this Easter.

Over a thousand Minifigures have been removed from a display in LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Birmingham showing the stark reality of self isolation and Covid-19.