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An exhibition showcasing one of the UK’s largest private collections of space artefacts will open at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum on Saturday 14 June 2025. Did you know with an ad-lite ...

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An installation view of “Illuminated Threads: Contemporary and Traditional Rugs” is at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Courtesy the Birmingham Museum of Art It feels remarkably apt that an ...