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Barber Institute
A visit to the Barber Institute is, for art lovers, a highlight of a trip to Birmingham. The collection takes in Renaissance masterpieces, paintings by old masters such as Rubens and Van Dyck, British greats including Gainsborough, Reynolds and Turner, an array of impressionist pieces and modern classics by the likes of Picasso and Schiele.
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
The impressive Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery houses displays of local and natural history, fine archaeology and ethnography exhibits, and a renowned collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Other highlights include a fine porcelain collection and works by Degas, Braque, Renoir and Canaletto. You can sip coffee and nibble cake in the charming Edwardian tearoom.
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Cadbury World
Chocoholics from miles around flock to Cadbury World, which provides a lip-smacking exploration into the history, production and consumption of the ever popular cocoa-based confectionery, seen through the eyes of one of the world's largest chocolate-makers.
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Central Library
The northwestern corner of the town centre is formed by the modernist Central Library, reminiscent of an inverted ziggurat, with the Paradise Forum shop and café complex next to it.
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Ikon Gallery
The Ikon Gallery is a stylishly converted Gothic schoolhouse divided into smallish rooms. It has changing exhibitions of contemporary visual art. The Spanish cuisine dished up in the adjoining café is a great option for refuelling between cultural hot spots - but it will lighten your pockets.
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Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
In the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, the Smith & Pepper jewellery factory is preserved as it was on the day it closed in 1981 - including abandoned tea mugs and Marmite jars - after 80 years of operation. You can explore the long history of jewellery-making in Birmingham and watch demonstrations of the art. The Jewellery Quarter is about three-quarters of a mile northwest of the centre; catch one of a host of buses (101 is the easiest), or take the Metro from Snow Hill or the train from Moor St to Jewellery Quarter station.
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Thinktank
East of the centre, the Millennium Point development is designed to help people understand science and technology. The focal point is Thinktank , an ambitious attempt to make science accessible (primarily to kids). Interactive displays cover topics such as the body and medicine, science in everyday life, nature, future technology, and industrial history, as well as an impressive new digital Planetarium.
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