The First Dictators

Politics, Propaganda and the Collapse of the Roman Republic If you thought fake news, personal propaganda – and political strongmen shifting democracies toward dictatorship – were modern phenomena, then this exhibition invites you to think again. The First Dictators explores how coins were used for propaganda purposes during the dying days of the Roman Republic … Read more

Our Nurse in Residence

Meet Jane Nicol The project’s inaugural Nurse in Residence is Jane Nicol, Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham’s School of Nursing and a registered nurse who has specialised in palliative and end of life care.  Jane will be looking at the Barber’s collection through her unique lens and developing ways of using the Barber’s … Read more

About Barber Health

Barber Health asks: how can we can best support recovery? Barber Health is the Barber’s flagship programme, supporting research and programmes connecting our audiences to our collection through arts, health and wellbeing.  The original aspirations of Barber Health, to “respond to the pressing issues in our community that were foregrounded by Covid” and to “make … Read more

Drawn to Antiquity

Drawn to Antiquity Works on Paper from the Lawrence Alma-Tadema Collection Print Bay Display The artist whose work inspired the design for Ridley Scott’s Hollywood blockbuster Gladiator comes under the spotlight in this fascinating display. Drawn to Antiquity features twelve drawings from the Lawrence Alma-Tadema Collection at the University of Birmingham’s Cadbury Research Library (Special … Read more