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FAMILY SUNDAYS AT A GLANCE
Click here for a calendar view of all our Family Sundays taking place this season!
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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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For Families
Creative sunday workshops: February 2015
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Creative Sunday workshops: April 2015
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For Adults
INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING WITH LINE AND TONE
Saturdays 21 & 28 February; 7 & 14 March, 11.30am - 4.30pm
Rediscover your love of drawing with this four-week course with Paul Bartlett RBA, RBSA
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For Families
Creative Sunday Workshops: March 2015
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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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BARBER YOUTH
Tuesdays 13 & 27 January ; 10 & 24 February; 10 & 24 March; 14 & 28 April , 4.30 - 6.30pm
Aged 13 -18 and into art? Join Barber Youth!
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For Adults
Understanding Art: Portrait & Place
Thursdays, 2 - 3pm
5 February: New Art Gallery, Walsall
12 February: Ikon
19 February: The Barber Institute
26 February: Wolverhampton Art Gallery
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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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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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BARBER MUSIC LIBRARY
The Barber Music Library is located in the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, and houses the University's music collections, including books, journals, scores, audio and video recordings.
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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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For Families
Easter Art School: Roman Coins and Medals
Wednesday 8 & Thursday 9 April 2015
11am - 12.30pm: 4 - 8 years
1.30 - 3pm: 8 - 14 years
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For Families
Picasso Family Day
Tuesday 17 February 2015
11am - 3pm
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For Adults
SOUND TOUR
Friday 20 March
4 - 5pm
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VISUALISING SOUND: ART & MUSIC WORKSHOP
Friday 20 March
2.30 - 4pm
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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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