01.05.12 Museum Expert Ann to Drive Birmingham Museums Trust.
Today, Professor Ann Sumner takes up the position as Director of the new Birmingham Museums Trust. Professor Sumner is an experienced museum professional who has been Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham since 2007. In addition, she has held posts at the...
29.03.12 Easter Activities at Thinktank.
Thinktank offers an extraordinary, fun-packed day out for all the family. From steam engines to intestines, this exciting museum is home to thousands of fascinating artefacts and over 200 hands-on displays on science and technology from the past, present and future. This includes the...
08.02.12 Bright and Bubbly Youngsters wanted for Birmingham World Record Attempt.
The Big Bang Fair celebrates its arrival in the city with bubble-blowing record. To celebrate the arrival of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair at The NEC, Birmingham, in March, organisers are on a mission to make science history and break a Guinness World Records title in...
07.02.12 February Half Term Fun at Thinktank.
Where can you explore deepest space, find out how doctors perform life-saving surgery and travel back in time to Birmingham’s amazing industrial past, all under one roof? Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum offers an extraordinary, fun-packed day out for all visitors. And this...
24.01.12 Boost for Birmingham’s Museums.
Birmingham’s new Museums Trust today received a major boost as Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery and Thinktank secured Arts Council England funding for the next three years.
23.01.12 Thinktank Takes Science Outdoors.
Construction is now underway on the Thinktank Science Garden, opening summer 2012. This 2,750m2 outdoor area will be the latest addition to the museum, and the first of its kind in the UK. The garden will encourage visitors of all ages to get to grips with its huge exhibits, and to explore some of...
05.01.12 Thinktank Planetarium Celebrates another Cosmic Year.
Thinktank is celebrating another year of ‘out-of-this-world’ success, with its on-site digital Planetarium welcoming a record 90,465 visitors through its doors in 2011. This is the highest number of visitors to the Planetarium since the popular addition to the museum opened in December...
20.12.11 Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol opens at The Giant Screen.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, the highly anticipated fourth instalment of the action epic Mission: Impossible franchise from Paramount Pictures opens at The Giant Screen at Millennium Point 26 December 2011. Tickets are on sale now.
06.12.11 Thinktank: The Big Give Christmas Challenge.
This year for the first time, Thinktank is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge.
16.11.11 The Giant Screen at Millennium Point Presents Tosca.
On Tuesday 29 November 2011, cinema lovers and opera fans will be able to see the heart-wrenching, thrilling tale of Puccini’s Tosca and experience The Royal Opera’s sumptuous production in all its glorious close-up detail in the comfort of The Giant Screen at Millennium Point. This is...
