Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery first opened in 1885. It is housed in a Grade II* listed city centre landmark building. The art gallery is famous for its Pre-Raphaelite paintings, which are part of the largest public Pre-Raphaelite collection in the world. It is also home to the Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found. The gallery also houses art and objects from a variety of collections including art, applied art, social history and more. The collections have been Designated as outstanding by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and have local, regional, national and international importance.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is part of the Birmingham Museums Trust. Birmingham Museums Trust is responsible for governing and managing the museum sites and collections owned by Birmingham City Council, including Aston Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Blakesley Hall, Museum Collections Centre, Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Sarehole Mill, Soho House, Thinktank and Weoley Castle.