Work Experience Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage is committed to developing a skilled local workforce and recognises the importance of work experience and what it can offer to young people by creating new opportunities, developing communication and interpersonal skills and increasing self-confidence and team work. We provide work experience placements for GCSE, A Level and PGCE students... Read more »
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We offer guided tours and introductory talks to visiting groups at each of our venues: Bantock House Museum Bilston Craft Gallery Wolverhampton Art Gallery Wolverhampton City Archives Led by our experienced gallery, museum and archive staff, tours can accommodate up to 25 people, with a maximum of two groups at a time. Groups are advised... Read more »
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Black Country Echoes is an Arts Council funded project. It aims to celebrate the industrial heritage of the Black Country across the boroughs of Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sandwell and Dudley. Creative community engagement is central to the project and we are looking to engage diverse community groups and make links with organisations and venues across the... Read more »
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Welcome to Wolverhampton, home to one of the greatest Pop Art collections outside London. Explore 300 years of art at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. With its family friendly displays, the Art Gallery has won national recognition for its adventurous and entertaining temporary exhibitions and is renowned for its collection of Pop Art, which includes iconic works... Read more »
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Europeana Food and Drink is a project funded by the European Commission under the CIP ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP) that aims at promoting the wider re-use of the digital resources available through Europeana. Focusing on the rich and vibrant European food and drink culture and heritage, Europeana Food and Drink wishes to engage the... Read more »
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Wolverhampton is a city packed with history. Our regular local history talks shine a light on some of the more unusual aspects of the city, its people and its industries. From talks about forgotten companies to ones about forgotten people, there’s sure to be something to pique your curiosity. The talks take place each month... Read more »
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#moretomuseums is a campaign across the West Midlands featuring the museums and galleries of Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Dudley and Walsall. The goal is simple, to remind people that museums and galleries are great places to visit, to see inspiring and thought-provoking things and, most importantly, to meet people. Here at Wolverhampton our exhibitions change regularly... Read more »
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As we start to sift through our collections records it can sometimes become difficult to identify the records that you’re looking at; all the numbers blur together and one china pattern begins to look like another. At times like this it’s important to take a little break and try something different. A couple of weeks... Read more »
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Introduction I’m afraid that these notes are a bit of a brain dump, but hopefully they will provide some useful information about how the new design fits together with WordPress, and more specifically, with the Event Manager plugin. New layout features include the high-impact homepage, new event sliders and event-grids. There are also location specific menus and styling. These new features and... Read more »
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Explore the rich life of Wolverhampton and its people
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The Drawing Year To celebrate the creative talent of our young people in the region, Wolverhampton Art Gallery is hosting a drawing competition open to children and young people aged 5 – 18 years. Shortlisted drawings will be exhibited at the gallery in June 2016 with a private view and public launch. Prizes of art... Read more »
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Work Experience Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage is committed to developing a skilled local workforce and recognises the importance of work experience and what it can offer to young people by creating new opportunities, developing communication and interpersonal skills and increasing self-confidence and team work. We provide work experience placements for GCSE, A Level and PGCE students... Read more »
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Thinking of Volunteering? Next Recruiting August, 2016 Thank you for your interest in volunteering – we work with many enthusiastic volunteers of all ages across our venues and the support of local people is much appreciated at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Bantock House, Bilston Craft Gallery and the City Archives. Volunteering with us is a great... Read more »
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Over the last few months Wolverhampton Art Gallery has been part of a project to help more people learn about the food and drink collections in museums and galleries across Europe. As part of this we have been running workshops with our regular conversation club ‘Meet Me & WAG’. During these sessions we have brought... Read more »
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We offer guided tours and introductory talks to visiting groups at each of our venues: Bantock House Museum Bilston Craft Gallery Wolverhampton Art Gallery Wolverhampton City Archives Led by our experienced gallery, museum and archive staff, tours can accommodate up to 25 people, with a maximum of two groups at a time. Groups are advised... Read more »
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Wolverhampton Art Gallery, in Lichfield Street, is in the heart of the city with great transport links, plenty of parking and excellent facilities – all competitively priced. The gallery has a large functional meeting room available for hire, which can accommodate educational groups, conferences and training sessions. Alternatively, you can hire a specific gallery or... Read more »
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Jackie Harrison – Queen Street – From Victorian Croft to Georgian Splendour Wolverhampton City Archives 8 March, 5.30 – 6.30pm This talk uses old maps, deeds, trade directories, and other documents to explore the history of Queen Street. You will discover which businesses flourished or faded way and learn about the lives of those who... Read more »
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Activities Brick Wonders of Wolverhampton Saturday 8 April, 11am – 3pm Wolverhampton Art Gallery Join us for a plastic, bricktastic Saturday and have fun building with LEGO® bricks to celebrate the launch of our new exhibition by Warren Elsmore. There are BRICK WONDERS workshops for everyone to drop-in and enjoy: • Bricktastic City • Mayhem... Read more »
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During 2015-17 the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Collecting Cultures programme has enabled Wolverhampton Art Gallery to buy a selection of works by Black British contemporary artists, particularly those associated with the Black Arts Movement of the 1980s. The Gallery played a significant role in the emergence of this movement, hosting the first major exhibition by young... Read more »
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28 Jan 17 - 11:00
Bantock House Museum
Finchfield Road
Wolverhampton
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