NATIONAL TRUST - GREYFRIARS’ HOUSE AND GARDEN This black and white timber-framed DISCOVER DAYS TO house was rescued from demolition after the Second World War and REMEMBER WHEN has been carefully restored and refurbished with a walled garden designed and created by the Matley- YOU TRAVEL BY TRAIN Moores. Whether you’re spending the day with close friends and family, or COVENTRY CATHEDRAL fitting in some of that much needed AND ST MARY’S GUILDHALL time for yourself, this inner-city garden makes an ideal spot for a picnic. We Located in the city’s historic Cathedral welcome you to roll out your blankets, Quarter, St. Mary’s Guildhall set down your baskets and make the miraculously survived the Second most of this idyllic location. World War bombing raids, and stands SELLY MANOR MUSEUM as a monument to the power and Step into Selly Manor Museum wealth of medieval Coventry. With WORCESTER CITY ART to discover how the Tudors magnificent interiors, collections of GALLERY AND MUSEUM cooked, dressed and lived over armour, historic furniture, artworks Worcester City Art Gallery and 500 years ago. Made up of two and internationally important WOLVERHAMPTON Museum is housed in an elegant beautiful buildings, Selly Manor tapestries, the Guildhall offers a ART GALLERY Victorian building in the heart of is in the heart of Bournville window into Coventry’s glorious past. Wolverhampton Art Gallery has Worcester. The beautiful interior is village in Birmingham and has a won national recognition for its a warm and friendly place with lots fascinating history. A museum adventurous and entertaining of amazing things to see including since 1916, it has welcomed temporary exhibitions and is home dinosaur footprints, Worcestershire thousands of visitors who immerse to one of the greatest Pop Art Sauce archive, a real Roman mosaic themselves in its history. collections outside London. The Pop and a Native American totem pole! Art collection includes iconic works by Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, Roy IKON GALLERY Lichtenstein and Richard Hamilton, as well as many other artists associated Ikon Gallery is an internationally with the Pop Art movement. acclaimed contemporary art venue located in Birmingham. Housed in a magnificent BELGRADE THEATRE SOLIHULL TREASURE HUNT TRAIL neo-Gothic school building, it The Belgrade Theatre is one of Why not explore Solihull on this is an educational charity and the most dynamic producing self-guided treasure hunt themed works to encourage public theatres in the country, offering treasure trail? As you follow the trail engagement with contemporary an exciting mix of entertaining art through exhibitions, route solve the sneaky clues set BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME and engaging live experiences. on existing buildings, permanent events and workshops. The theatre presents a broad features and monuments to discover Birmingham Hippodrome is spectrum of excellent work and the location of the buried treasure! the UK’s most popular single produces a wide range of shows. auditorium theatre, offering a mixed programme of nearly ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE 400 performances, featuring touring musicals, opera, drama THE NEW ART GALLERY The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is a 1,040+ seat thrust stage theatre owned and comedy, international Designed by Caruso St John by the Royal Shakespeare Company dance and the world’s biggest Architects, the New Art Gallery dedicated to the English playwright and Pantomime. The Hippodrome is Walsall opened in February 2000 poet William Shakespeare. Situated in also home to Birmingham Royal in the heart of Walsall town centre. a Grade II listed building, which retains Ballet, one of the world’s best The renowned Garman Ryan many of the art deco features of the classical ballet companies. Collection was gifted to the people 1932 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, of Walsall in 1973 and includes 365 it re-opened in November 2010 after a important works by celebrated THE BARBER INSTITUTE three-year transformation project. The OF FINE ARTS artists including Epstein, Van building is open daily to enjoy a meal in Gogh, Monet, Constable, Picasso, Featuring many of the greatest the Rooftop Restaurant, take a theatre names in Western art, the Barber Matisse and Lucian Freud. The tour, book a ticket to go up the tower for changing exhibition programmes holds one of the most outstanding stunning views of Shakespeare’s home and internationally significant focus on the very best in town or visit the free exhibition spaces. international contemporary art. SHREWSBURY MUSEUM collections assembled in Britain AND ART GALLERY during the 20th century. Visit the newly restored The Barber is also home to more BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM Shrewsbury Museum and than 800 drawings and prints, AND ART GALLERY (BMAG) Art Gallery and discover 650 a fine collection of sculpture – including works by Degas and First opened in 1885 in a Grade million years of history and Roubiliac – decorative art and II* listed city centre landmark objects alongside brand new portrait miniatures. In addition, the building, this world class museum extraordinary contemporary art, Barber also has one of the finest has over 40 galleries to explore 2 X all displayed within a Victorian 1 collections of Roman, Byzantine that display art, social history, concert hall and medieval house. and Medieval coins in the world. archaeology and ethnography. For more information regarding opening times and pre-booking requirements, visit makeitwm.com/adventures-by-train
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If you’re looking to go a little further afield why not visit Dudley Zoological Gardens and Castle, home to some of the world’s rarest and most exotic animals, the Black Country Living Museum where you can wander round the open-air museum visiting original shops and houses or a visit to Dudley Canal Trust where you experience over 420 million years in 45 minutes!
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