On Saturday 14 May, Black Country Living Museum will be celebrating Shakespeare’s First Folio visiting the Museum as part of the ‘Everything to Everybody’ project. The Folio will be fully and freely accessible all day, including a range of interactive workshops and talks from University of Wolverhampton experts taking place, Read more…
The BCSC has teamed up with ArtsFest Online for a mini-series of online events, showcasing Black Country Artists involved in the British Art Show 9’s (BAS9) OFFSite9 programme. On Tuesday 7th April, we’ll be joined by Leanne O’Connor and Ewan Johnston who will be discussing their project IMAGINE WOLVES. Leanne Read more…
Sending you all warm season’s greetings and all the very best for 2022! Thank you for your support in 2021, The BCSC Team
We’re happy to bring you the recording of our ‘in conversation’ event with author and BCLM historian, Simon Briercliffe and University of Wolverhampton’s Professor Keith Gildart. Join them as they discuss Black Country identity, rock n roll and industry…
Maybe you missed it the first time around or perhaps you enjoyed it so much that you want to relive the experience… The BCSC and University of Wolverhampton’s Arts Fest Online are please to present our full Festival of Britain @ 70 series to watch online. Throughout summer 2021, we Read more…
The BCSC Halloween Online Special Thursday 28th October, 7-9pm, Zoom After last year’s spine-chilling Black Country Gothic event, we’re gathering around the virtual fireside again for an evening of spooky science fiction (and science fact!), all with a distinctive Black Country twist. Expect mutants, mummies, monsters, machines and tales of Read more…
Thu 14th Oct 1pm – What Should Black History Mean To Mixed-Race Britons In this talk Stephen Bush, the Political Editor of the New Statesman, will discuss what he feels Black History Month should mean to Mixed-Raced Britons. Stephen Bush is one of Britain’s leading political journalists, leading the Read more…
Monday 5th July 6pm Masters in Conversation: Cathy Wade Each of our talks is conducted by a current MA student from the University of Wolverhampton and delves into important questions around art practices and the nature of creativity in the 21st Century. In this online talk we are delighted to Read more…
Tue 15th June 2pm Fashion, Textiles and Intellectual Property: Patchwork, Quilts or Veils? – Dr Metka Potočnik Fashion can be utilitarian, or perhaps functional. It can be seen as art, or an expression of its cultural setting. Without doubt, fashion is both fast-changing, as it is eternal. The fashion industry is Read more…
Did you miss last week’s launch of the Festival of Britain @ 70 season? We now have Dr Jane Webb’s excellent ‘Revisiting ‘A Tonic to the Nation’ lecture available for you to watch in full 🙂 Find out more about the Festival of Britain @ 70 Season here.