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It’s Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG), but not quite as you know it!

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games community programme has welcomed a further seven organisations, with 50 projects across the West Midlands being accepted onto the scheme since it was launched in March.

The long-established Screen and Film School is opening a new state-of-the-art campus in Birmingham next September 2021.

Birmingham Hippodrome and Qdos Entertainment, producers of the city’s annual festive production, have today announced that pantomime will be going ahead with an all-new production of Robin Hood staged, for the first time in 20 years, at the nearby Alexandra. 

Following critically acclaimed live performances of Lazuli Sky in Birmingham and London last month, Birmingham Royal Ballet is today pleased to announce Birmingham Royal Ballet at 30 – Supported by Birmingham City Council; a celebratory free online show, broadcast to audiences worldwide.

A destination website for the Jewellery Quarter has been launched to make it easier for customers to reach local businesses during the second national lockdown.

Selfridges has introduced Virtual Styling, Beauty and Gifting appointments whereby shoppers can book video call appointments to receive masterclasses, tips and product recommendations from out experts in-store- All FREE of charge!

Following last week’s sold-out performances of Lazuli Sky, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Birmingham Repertory Theatre are excited to announce a specially adapted production of the classic Christmas fairytale The Nutcracker.

The University of Birmingham’s much-loved Barber Concerts series celebrates its 75^th anniversary this year. To mark this special occasion, organisers are calling for people to send in their memories of Barber Concerts, which will be collated into a special archive to be shared online and on social media.

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is to return to Symphony Hall Birmingham, as its doors open for the first time in over seven months to enable live concerts for socially-distanced audiences.