For Families
Creative Sunday Workshops
April - September 2017
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For Adults
WRITING WORKSHOPS
Saturdays 20 May, 17 June, 15 July and 9 September, 1.30 - 4pm
Develop your writing and explore new approaches in monthly workshops, inspired by the Barber's collection.
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For Adults Research & Resources
Bellows Exhibition Website
Bellows and the Body
The Barber's special microsite to accompany the exhibition Bellows and the Body: The Real, the Ideal and the Nude is still live!
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HOW TO BOOK
Unless specified otherwise, booking for all our events is essential. With a regular programme of events for people of all ages, there’s always plenty for you to do at the Barber. To book a place on any of our events, or for further information, please contact education@barber.org.uk or 0121 414 2261. Please note that booking for weekend workshops closes at 4pm on the Friday before.
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Research & Resources
COIN STUDY ROOM
The Barber Institute is home to one of the finest collections of Roman, Byzantine, Sasanian and Medieval Islamic coins in the world, numbering more than 15,000 items.
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For Adults
Lecture: In search of Porpora
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For Families
Little Artists
Early Years Sessions
5 & 19 May, 16 & 30 June, 14 & 21 July
10.30am - 12 noon
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For Families
2017 Summer Art Schools
Carte de Visite and Persian Miniatures Summer Schools
August 2017
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For Families
Easter Art School: Funky Frames
Tuesday 11 & Wednesday 12 April
11am - 12.30pm: 4 to 8 years
1.30 - 3pm: 8 to 12 years
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For Adults
Understanding Art
Thursdays 8, 15, 22, 29 June & 6 July
2 - 3.30pm
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For Families
Families First
View and download your own copy of our Summer 2017 brochure
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Research & Resources Schools & Colleges
Teacher Resource Packs
For self guided tours of KS3, KS4 & KS5 groups
Resource packs to teach your school group about Portraits, Landscapes and Still Life. Available now!
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For Families Schools & Colleges
BARBER YOUTH
Aged 13 -18 and into art? Join Barber Youth!
25 April; 9 & 23 May; 13 & 27 June; 11 July, 4.30 – 6.30pm
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For Families
Family Concert: Songs About Us
Saturday 4 November 2pm
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Schools & Colleges
COLLEGE VISITS
We welcome college students and groups to the Barber all year round to learn about our collections and history.
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Schools & Colleges
SCHOOL VISITS
Learn a new skill for your group with our specially tailored workshops suitable for all ages.
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Research & Resources
BARBER FINE ART LIBRARY
The library is a specialist research level collection of over 50,000 books, exhibition catalogues and sale catalogues on Western art covering most of the major European schools of painting from the early Renaissance to twenty-first century, the history of collecting, and also some Byzantine art.
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THE PRINTS AND DRAWINGS STUDY ROOM
Discover our Prints and Drawings Study Room, which houses our fine collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, comprising more than 1,000 works and six centuries of the draughtsman’s and printmaker’s arts.
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