Community Museums
BM&AG also has many branch museums (some closed in the Winter) in historic buildings:
- Aston Hall, in Aston, built 1618 - 1635
- Blakesley Hall, in Yardley, a Tudor house
- Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Hockley (open all year)
- Sarehole Mill, in Hall Green, a water mill
- Soho House, in Handsworth, home of Matthew Boulton with exhibitions on the Lunar Society
- Weoley Castle, in Weoley Castle
The Museum of Science and Industry, on Newhall Street from 1951–1997, has now closed. Many exhibits were moved to Thinktank, Birmingham science museum, which is operated by the independent Thinktank Trust.
The Museums Collections Centre in Nechells has brought together 80 per cent of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s stored collections under one roof. The 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) site, close to Duddeston Station, holds hundreds of thousands of objects. At the moment the Museums Collection Centre is only open to the public on open days or by appointment.
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