For Families
BARBER ART SCHOOL
Monthly Tuesdays
13 - 15 Years Workshops
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BARBER COLLECTIVE
THE BARBER COLLECTIVE
Interpret, re-imagine and create
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For Families
Creative Sunday Workshops
September - December 2017
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For Families For Adults
HOW TO BOOK
Unless specified otherwise, booking for all our events is essential. Book online or call the University Box Office on 0121 414 4414.
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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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Schools & Colleges
ARTiculation 2017/18
ARTiculation 2017/18 at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
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For Families
THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS
Saturday 21 October
Half-Term Family Day
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For Adults
LIGHTNING TALKS
Wednesday 29 November, 2 - 4pm
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For Families
Little Artists
Twice Monthly
Early Years Sessions
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For Adults
RECOVERY ART 2017
6 - 15 October
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For Families
CREATIVE HANDS: AN ANIMATION
Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 25 October
Half-Term Family Days
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For Adults
THE COIN COLLECTION: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Coin Collection Study Day
Saturday 18 November, 9am - 5.30pm
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For Adults
THE PALACE OF XERXES: REAL AND IMAGINED
Wednesday 22 November, 1.10 - 2pm
Lunchtime Lecture
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For Adults
HISTORY AND HUMOUR
An Introduction to Jan Steen
Wednesday 8 November, 1.30 - 5pm
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For Adults
Understanding Art
Thursdays 8, 15, 22, 29 June & 6 July
2 - 3.30pm
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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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For Families
Families First
View and download your own copy of our Autumn 2017 brochure
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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 Adults
MEN, MONEY AND MOUNTAINS
Hodler's 'The Woodcutter' in Context
Lunchtime Lecture
Wednesday 24 January 2018, 1.10 - 2pm
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University of Birmingham
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
We work with academics, students and professional services teams from across campus to enhance teaching and develop students’ learning
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For Families
Family Concert: Songs About Us
Saturday 4 November 2pm
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For Adults
WRITING WORKSHOPS
Monthly Saturdays, 1.30 - 4pm
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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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Research & Resources
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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