Where is the first place you bring people to when they visit Birmingham? The history of pen making in Birmingham is a history not only of how the city became rich, but also of the spread of literacy and empire-influenced industrial developments in Birmingham. The top three things to do in Birmingham that don’t cost money, are ...Visit Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to see the Staffordshire Hoard and pre-Raphaelite, Birmingham-school art. Between them, Birmingham, Aston, and Birmingham City universities provide hundreds of free events for the city every year. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery has an excellent local history section.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2020 06:00 UTC