Category: Student Contribution

This month I started a weekly placement with the Birmingham Museums Trust, working at the Museum’s Collection Centre to catalogue stained glass drawings by Hardman & Co., a world-renowned manufacturer from Birmingham. After being trained in conservation strategies and the museum’s database, I got to work cataloguing a selection of designs that were sent to … Continue reading “Student blog: History of Art MA student Natasha working with Hardman & Co’s stained glass drawings”

Final year Music student, Amira, tells us how she came to be involved as a Music assistant at the Birmingham Royal Ballet. “First year of university saw a challenging time. The Covid pandemic kept many of us from our friends and families, facing exacerbated mental health concerns due to isolation and for students a very … Continue reading “My role with the Birmingham Royal Ballet”

In my final year of studying History of Art, as part of a CAL work placement module called Professional Skills, I undertook a role as Creative Publication Developer at a youth arts charity in Balsall Heath called The GAP Arts Project. The role entailed working collaboratively with another student who was also on placement to … Continue reading “My work placement with the GAP Arts Project by Ellie Winter, final year BA History of Art student”