About the museum
The story of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery opened in 1885 in a building beside the Council House in Victoria Square. It is run by Birmingham Museums Trust.
It holds the world's largest public collection of Pre-Raphaelite art, with key works by Burne-Jones, Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown, and the Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold.
The collection
Birmingham's art collection was built by the city from the 1880s, inspired by the ideals of public education. It holds more than 3,000 Pre-Raphaelite works, including paintings and drawings by Burne-Jones, who was born in the city.
Its other collections include the Staffordshire Hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found, as well as old masters, decorative arts and world cultures.
At ArtLogia you can order 38 of its paintings as hand-painted reproductions, by 28 artists led by Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and John Everett Millais.
- paintings to order
- 38
- artists
- 28
- art movements
- 13
- years covered
- 1444–1896
The building
The museum was built on top of the Council House offices, with the Round Room and a clock tower known as 'Big Brum'. The Gas Hall, a former gas showroom, was converted into an exhibition space in 1993.
Masterpieces to see
Planning a visit
Check before visiting: parts of the museum have been closed for building works in recent years.
