DUE TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OF EXTREME HEAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED, A NEW DATE WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON. A leisurely guided tour of Birmingham city centre's heritage exploring […]

Female perspectives on the making and remaking of the urban environment. About this event Join this panel discussion about the experiences of women navigating and living in the city. When […]

A symposium about the recently digitized Aris’s Birmingham Gazette (established 1741). 10 Sept; 1pm – 7.30pm Established in 1741, Aris’s Birmingham Gazette was described by Asa Briggs as one of the most […]

Local map specialist John Townley explores the growth of Birmingham through the first century of its town maps. About this event An exceptional opportunity to see a wide selection of […]

Discover the untold storied of some of Bournville’s most significant women. 14 Sept; 7pm-8.30pm Discover the often untold stories of the trailblazing women who led the way for change and […]

Learn about the Birmingham women who fought to get the right the vote and the Northfield Carnegie library which was rebuilt after Suffragette direct action. The story of women’s struggle […]

A day of art and activities, exploring the histories of forgotten women. From the Blue Stocking Society, to the suffragettes and suffragists of Birmingham and Dame Elizabeth Cadbury; we will […]

Join Ed Isaacs, RBSA member artist, for a journey of drawing around the Jewellery Quarter, sketching local buildings. About this event Ed will guide you to places and buildings of […]

The Birmingham Civic Society invites you to join us at the unveiling of a Blue Plaque to Tony de Vit.   Tony de Vit was a pioneering and hugely influential […]

The Birmingham Civic Society’s Next Generation Awards - To improve any society, its young people must feel that they matter. To stimulate their creativity, nurture their enthusiasm for life and […]

Muse tells the true stories of the incredible women who have inspired art history's masterpieces. Join Ruth Millington, art historian, critic and writer at Winterbourne House, to hear about the […]

Simone 'Word' Smith, performance poet, will show her love for words and stories, performing with music trio Hidden Notes. Simone Smith is a performance and published poet who has been […]