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Farwa Moledina’s ‘Not Your Fantasy I’ acquired by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/blog/posts/reclaiming-orientalism

Read about Farwa Moledina’s ‘Not Your Fantasy I’, recently acquired by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and currently on display. Recent graduate Farwa was selected for New Art West Midlands x Coventry Biennial last year and her work can also be seen as part of Thirteen Ways of Looking at The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry.

Zak Mensah and Sara Wajid appointed joint CEOs of Birmingham Museums Trust

https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/blog/posts/zak-mensah-and-sara-wajid-appointed-joint-ceos-of-birmingham-museums-trust

Birmingham Museums Trust, one of the UK’s largest independent museum trusts, has appointed Sara Wajid and Zak Mensah as joint CEOs. The pair will formally join the charity in November, taking over from Dr Ellen McAdam who stepped down in June this year.

Cold War Steve: Twitter satirist celebrates Birmingham in latest work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-52398113?at_custom2=twitter&at_campaign=64&at_custom4=0BC2B6FE-8592-11EA-9EEB-23BD4744363C&at_custom1=link&at_custom3=BBC+England&at_medium=custom7

Cold War Steve’s latest work – an homage to his hometown of Birmingham – features a glittering cast of local luminaries set against a 19th Century cityscape. Find out more about this new commission from Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and Vivid Projects. – via BBC

The Staffordshire Hoard

The Staffordshire Hoard

The Staffordshire Hoard in focus. Apollo Magazine pick their favourite virtual and digital museum resources. – via Apollo Magazine

One hell of a city: how Birmingham embraced its heavy metal legacy

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/23/birmingham-heavy-metal-history-embraced-black-sabbath-one-hell-of-a-city

Vanessa Thorpe reports on Home of Metal, a series of exhibitions and events taking place across multiple West Midlands galleries – via The Observer

Birmingham land earmarked for new world-class cultural centre

http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/blog/posts/birmingham-land-earmarked-for-new-world-class-cultural-centre

A site in Yardley, East Birmingham has been agreed as the potential location for a new collection and cultural centre, led by Birmingham Museums Trust