BPHA at Birmingham Heritage Week

Come along to the Birmingham & Midland Institute on Saturday 9 September – the Archive have a range of activities planned!

Book one following three time slots for Saturday 9 September and see what the Archive has on offer:

• 10.30am – 11.30am
• 12.00pm – 13.00pm
• 14.00pm – 15.00pm

You can book on the Heritage Week website by clicking here, or by emailing Gillian, our head volunteer, at gill@bpha.online!

Here’s what we have in store:

• A guided tour of the Archive;
• An exhibition on the development of the BPHA, showcasing our Historic England project to ‘tell the untold stories of our nation’s working-class heritage’;
• Displays featuring schools’ artwork based on our interviews with retired industrial workers;
• A costumed presentation about Birmingham’s Spanish Civil War connections;
• News of recent grants – commemorating the life and work of Avtar Jouhl, and the expansion of the archive through Archives Resilience
• A chance to help shape BPHA’s future. We look forward to meeting you!

About the BPHA

BPHA is based on the 2nd Floor of The Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, B3 3BS. It’s easily accessible by public transport (for some cars a city-centre clean air zone charge may apply). There’s no cost for this event. Places can be booked on Birmingham People’s History Archive – Birmingham Heritage Week. If you have questions, or if the event is shown as full, please email gill@bpha.online.

About the Birmingham & Midland Institute

The BMI is a Victorian building with a few stairs from the lift to the archive room and workshop, so these aren’t wheelchair accessible. However, we’ll endeavour to bring some archive items and the costumed presenters to the ground floor if needed. There is an accessible toilet.