For Adults
Working Clasp
Thursday 6 June
Create unique jewellery in a workshop with local maker Working Clasp
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4 - 12 years
Stories from the Opera
Family Day
Sunday 24 March
Join soprano Abigail Kelly and author-illustrator James Mayhew for this dazzling introduction to the extraordinary world of opera
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Learning
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13 - 15 years
Workshops for 13- to 15-year-olds
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16 - 21 years
THE BARBER COLLECTIVE
Interpret, re-imagine and create
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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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For Adults
Drawing Saturdays
First Saturday of the Month
Join us on the first Saturday of each month and be inspired to get drawing.
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4 - 12 years
Creative Sunday Workshops
January - April 2019
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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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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 Adults
Recovery Art 2019
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For Adults
Writing Workshops – Spring 2019
Monthly Saturdays
Create prose and poetry based on works in the Barber's collection and exhibitions. For all ages.
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For Adults
ARCHITECTURE, GEOMETRY, FORM & COLOUR
Saturdays 9, 16 & 23 March
Painting course inspired by Tess Jaray's work
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For Adults
Building in the Spotlight
Architecture talk
Learn about the Barber's Architecture
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For Adults UOB
Meet the Sharp Family
An evening of talks
An evening of talks about the painting – and the family featured
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UOB
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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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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For Adults
The Barber: A Potted History
Learn about the Barber - its history, its founders and its architecture
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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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Research & Resources
Arts Award Supporter
Those who are already undertaking Arts Award can meet a range of criteria at the Barber Institute
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