My husband and I recently visited the Museum and Art Gallery even though neither of us are art lovers. I am glad that we went but would not be in any hurry to go again! I was pleased to see the Staffordshire hoard but it was a let down as there is not much on show!

We went to check out the Preraphaelites, there are a couple of rooms for these, but what we will remember are the wonderful rooms. Some of them were fantastic with roof domes and lots of decoration in glass and metal from the end of the 19th C.

I live in Birmingham and sometimes we forget that we have a wealth of art on our doorstep, I used to visit the museum at times in my lunch hour to catch any exhibits I wanted to see. A great facility for Birmingham and a must see.

City museums tend to be hit and miss at times whether they will be good or not and thankfully Birmimgham proved to be the former. This large museum situated in a perfectly themed building houses a wide variety of different collections and themed rooms over a few floors. It is not just the city museum but also the city art... More

Clean and tidy ...just had tea and scones with cream and jam😄noticed some nice looking ..and smelling hot food ..was tempted...next time.

We went here to escape the rain. Free entrance was a bonus. Great Pre-raphaelite collection, Burne Jones, Dante Gabriel Rosetti etc Would have like to have seen more of the Staffordshire Hoard but that is on tour at the moment

Travelled over 200 miles to see the artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard. Eventually found some parking with the help of the Birmingham Community Support Officers who were excellent and knowledgable. The Museum is actually more art gallery then museum, but that is not a bad thing, with an excellent display of pre-Raphelite art. The Staffordshire Hoard artefacts are held in... More

I have waited a long time to get to this place to see 'the Hoard'. While what was on display was incredibly beautiful and excellent examples of intricate workmanship, I found myself disappointed at the anti climax of it all. I somehow was expecting lots more on display. Oh well, what was shown was good. About the rest of the... More

great display that showed the range of government held artwork. selected by all manor of civil servants, politicians, cleaners, and ambassadors plus free entry