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Staffordshire Hoard returns to Birmingham as campaign targets final £1.8 million

The Staffordshire Hoard returns to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery as the £3.3 million deadline to buy it nears.

Birmingham's finest take on the world after winning £200,000 funding grant

The Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham City University's School of Jewellery and South Asian arts group Sampad are among eight groups touring the world following a £200,000 funding grant.

Birmingham, Derry, Norwich and Sheffield named as City of Culture 2013 finalists

The final four cities battling it out to become the inaugural UK City of Culture in 2013 have been announced as Birmingham, Norwich, Sheffield and the combined bid between Derry and Londonderry.

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We They, We They - Clare Rojas at Ikon Gallery

Her folky art may be out of step with the times, but Clare Rojas creates a bright, narrative-filled world to rival that of celebrity culture. Her first UK museum show at Ikon Gallery showcases her...

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João Maria Gusmão and Pedro Paiva fry eggs at Ikon Gallery

Using 16mm film, eggs and a periodical called Efflúvio Magnético, Gusmão and Paiva explore ideas from philosophy and myth. It can get comic, as Mark Sheerin finds out at Ikon Gallery.

Birmingham to get British Film Institute partnership as Mediatheque heads to new library

Visitors to the Library of Birmingham will be able to view thousands of films at the new venue when it opens in 2013 after officials announced a partnership with the British Film Institute.

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Birmingham puts Staffordshire Hoard at heart of its UK City of Culture bid

Birmingham Cultural Partnership has launched its ambitious bid to become UK Capital of Culture with a £300 million capital investment in culture programme that could help secure the permanent...

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Birmingham Museum scoops another award for its Pre-Raphaelite website

The awards keep coming...Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery has won another award for its innovative Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource website.

Brilliantly Birmingham celebrates 10 years of contemporary jewellery design

Dazzling designs from the world's best contemporary jewellery makers will be taking centre stage at the 10th Brilliantly Birmingham festival.

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Largest Anglo-Saxon gold hoard ever found by metal detector fan in Staffordshire

The Staffordshire Hoard - a "breathtaking" hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold has been described as one of the most important finds ever recorded in Britain after being discovered by a metal detector...

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Potteries Museum witnesses record weekend as Staffordshire Hoard display opens

Record visitor numbers - including one mystery benefactor who donated £50,000 towards the cause - headed to The Potteries Museum in Stoke this weekend to see Anglo-Saxon treasure trove The...

Art Fund launches public appeal to raise £3.3 million Staffordshire Hoard asking price

The Art Fund has urged the public to help raise the £3.3 million cost of buying the record-breaking Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Potteries Museum in...

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Staffordshire Hoard valued at £3.3 million as it goes on show at The British Museum

The Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found by an amateur metal detectorist in a field in Lichfield, has been given a £3.3 million price tag as it goes on display at The British Museum.

From bigamy to bedroom disasters - British Library digital store passes 500,000 milestone

A 145-year-old copy of the Birmingham Daily Post full of action-packed stories from the 19th century Midlands has become the landmark 500,000th item to be added to The British Library's Digital...

£5 million Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery story project wins Lottery funding

The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced a £5 million project telling the story of Birmingham as the main winner among a round of support awards for heritage sites across the UK.

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