DCMS/Wolfson Museums & Galleries Improvement Fund Grant for Barber Building Project The Barber has been awarded a £150,000 grant from the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund to help realise our ambitious building improvement scheme. Work is now underway to make the Barber a more welcoming and accessible building for our visitors, return music to … Read more
Community exhibition | An Allegory for the Senses Collaborative artwork with artist Natalie Zervou-Kerruish and artists from Sense TouchBase Pears On display at Sense Touchbase Pears, 750 Bristol Road Birmingham Runs until 31 May 2026. Free. Visit anytime during office opening hours. How can art be experienced through touch? Collaborating with artmakers at at the … Read more
Compton Verney presents Modern Masterpieces: Paintings from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts 12 November 2025 – 6 September 2026 Compton Verney, Warwickshire Offsite exhibition Find out more Step into a world of luminous colour, quiet observation, and artistic brilliance with Modern Masterpieces, an intimate display of exceptional Barber paintings on loan to Compton Verney … Read more
The Courtauld presents The Barber in London: Highlights from a Remarkable Collection 23 May 2025 – 31 August 2026 The Courtauld, London Offsite exhibition A selection of exceptional paintings from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham, will go on view at The Courtauld Gallery for an extended display from May 2025, while … Read more
Join the Barber Art Challenge While our galleries are closed for building improvements, we’re inviting YOU to get creative! Take inspiration from our world-class collection and respond to monthly prompts for a chance to win amazing art prizes from Cass Art – worth over £75! Share your work, get featured on our social media, and … Read more
Fragments of Devotion: A Sensory History of Illuminated Manuscript Cuttings Online exhibition Launches 30 June 2025 Explore the exhibition here Devotion leaves traces—on parchment, in song, through touch. Across centuries, acts of worship have imprinted themselves on sacred manuscripts, transforming them into deeply personal objects of connection and belief. Fragments of Devotion invites you to … Read more