"Brigitte Winsor: Photographs of the St Patrick's Day Parade"

Photographs of the procession through Digbeth, Birmingham, by Brigitte Winsor. The St Patrick's Day Parade in Birmingham started in 1952 and is ...

"George Hallett: Bearing Witness"

Photographs by George Hallett of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, exhibited as 'Bearing Witness', at the Herbert Art Gallery, C...

"Ghazala Saddique: Lok Mela Festival, Birmingham"

Photographs by Ghazala Saddique, October 2000. Lok Mela is the national folk festival of Pakistan, held in the first week of October. It is a cu...

"Proud History"

The histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people in Birmingham and the West Midlands remain largely hidden from view although recen...

Advertisement for the Women's Social and Political Union

‘The Rights of Woman’, what are they? The right her husband to obey, The right to show forth all her life How proud she is to be a wife! The ...

Anti-Apartheid Demonstration Flyer

Flyer for an Anti-Apartheid demonstration held on Saturday March 12th, nd. [1980s]. From the records of the Birmingham Anti-Apartheid Organisation

Arts and Charities

Image: Jenny Lind Historical sources show that in the Birmingham Jewish community, drama, literature, music and the arts have always been inte...

Aunkut

Aunkut (celebration of New Year), Shree Hindu Community Centre, Tyseley, Birmingham. Photograph by Sangeeta Redgrave, 28 October 2000.

Aunkut

Food Sharing at Aunkut (celebration of New Year), Shree Hindu Community Centre, Tyseley, Birmingham. Photograph by Sangeeta Redgrave, 28 Octobe...

Bandstand at Calthorpe Park

This photograph shows crowds of people listening to a music performance in the park.

Birmingham and the Grunwick Dispute 1976-1978

SETTING THE SCENE ‘Grunwick’ was an industrial dispute centred on Cricklewood, north London but which had national significance. Political and ...

Birmingham Broadside November 1977

BIRMINGHAM’S SOLIDARITY Birmingham Broadside November 1977 MS 1591 Paul Mackney Collection This image reflects both traditional and emerging a...