Things to do in September
Matthew Boulton: Selling what all the world desires
Last chance to see this major exhibition which marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Matthew Boulton, the great industrialist whose factory at Soho in Handsworth was one of the wonders of late eighteenth-century Britain. Covering all aspects of Boulton’s life, it includes items from the collections of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham Archives and the Birmingham Assay Office and loans from The National Gallery, the Royal Collection and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Until 27 September
Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Free
0121 303 1966
www.bmag.org.uk
Edward Burne-Jones – Perseus Series
See the spectacular ‘Perseus Cycle’, on loan from the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, based on the heroic Greek legend of Perseus.
Until 4 October
Gallery 18, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Free
0121 303 2834
www.bmag.org.uk
200 years in the Making: Celebrating Boulton in Contemporary Style
3D designs and models by students from Sutton Coldfield and Matthew Boulton colleges.
Until 1 November
Soho House
Free
0121 554 9122
www.bmag.org.uk
Free family activities
Free family activities in the Museum.
1 – 4pm, every day of the school holidays and every weekend
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Free
0121 303 2834
Moseley Bog conservation workday
Practical conservation for volunteers. Wear suitable outdoor clothing.
10.30am, 19 September
Moseley Bog Local Nature Reserve
Free
Phone for details of meeting place on 0121 702 2739
www.birmingham.gov.uk/shirecountrypark
Trees of the World
A walk around the park looking at the many tree varieties from cedars to sequoias. Meet at the information office.
Information centre,
Free
0121 442 4226
Glorious Geology
Learn more about the rocks that make up the Lickey Hills. Terrain may be challenging – please wear stout footwear.
Free
0121 447 7106
www.birmingham.gov.uk/lickeyhills
Orienteering for Beginners
Test your map skills in
Meet at Pype Hayes car park
Free
Booking essential on 0121 351 7007
www.birmingham.gov.uk/plantsbrook
Queen Mother’s
Help the rangers with some practical conservation work. Wear practical outside clothing and bring a packed lunch if required.
Meet at
Free
0121 442 4226
Heathland Weekend
Join in a series of heath related activities across the weekend, including a pony’s paradise walk on Saturday, besom broom making and conservation tasks.
Free
0121 355 6370
www.birmingham.gov.uk/suttonpark
September Song!
Summer’s over and the nights are drawing in, so celebrate the changing seasons with the rangers.
Edgbaston Reservoir
Free
0121 454 1908
