The Lost Children – Middlemore Child Emigrants
This talk will tell the history of The Birmingham Children’s Emigration Homes, founded by Sir John Middlemore in 1872.
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Sarehole Mill – Water, water everywhere
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to mill! An illustrated talk on water power at Sarehole Mill using images from our archives.
Preserving the dust
A talk about the contents of James Watt’s attic workshop, once at Heathfield House in Handsworth, now preserved at the Science Museum, London.
The Lost Children – ‘Marjorie – Too Afraid to Cry’
Pat Skidmore is the daughter of Marjorie Arnison and will be flying in from Canada to present this fascinating story of her family’s experiences as British Child Migrants.
Back to Backs
Listen to the story of George Saunders, a tailor and last person to work at the Back to Backs before it became a museum.
Celebrating William Mitchell and Birmingham’s Public Art
A presentation focusing on the local work of William Mitchell and other public art in Birmingham. This is followed by a video showing of the stunning Mitchell sculpture in Hockley Circus.
Meet the experts – BMT Conservation Team
Come to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and meet the conservation experts.
Back to Backs
A talk on 19th century crime in Birmingham and the untold stories of those who faced the hangman’s nose.
