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A variety of chairs of different designs and colours are hanging from a ceiling, suspended by silver hoists

Michael Pinsky: The Final Bid

Now open. Michael Pinsky's visually striking exhibition is activated by a live online auction inviting people to bid on a selection of pre-loved chairs contributed by members of the public.
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BFI London Film Festival 2026

Now on sale. Discover the world’s best new films as the 70th BFI London Film Festival comes to MAC. See a selection of some of the most exciting new films around, all being shown in the UK for the first time.
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Dive into new creative adventures

Unleash your inner artist and explore sessions in ceramics, stained glass, textiles, jewellery, painting, printmaking, wellbeing, music, writing and more.
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BCMG: Cycle the Score

Experience Birmingham in motion with this unique musical journey on two wheels. Part of MAC’s Great Big Green Weekender, this family-friendly event celebrates creativity, sustainable travel and Birmingham’s green spaces.
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Clare Hewitt: Everything in the forest is the forest

Acclaimed photographer Clare Hewitt presents new work that celebrates trees and their remarkable ability to nurture and communicate.
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Woman with brunette bob and earing white top and trousers. She is leaning forward with her hand out. On the right is the back of a boy's head. The screen in the background has a yellow box on it with the word 'touch screen'.

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Upcoming events

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  1. Amy Matthews: Definitions of Toast

    Comedy
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  2. Dervish Productions: Punk Days

    Theatre and Dance
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  3. MAC's Vintage Jazz Jam

    Free
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Cinema highlights

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  1. A vintage Super 8 still of white-fronted geese in flight against a pale sky, shown as a filmstrip still with black borders and visible sprocket holes. Three geese are visible with their distinctive white face patches, black-barred bellies, and orange bills; a light prism/flare effect crosses over the wing of the closest bird.

    Super Nature

    Cinema
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  2. A weathered older man with long, wild grey-white hair and a thick grey beard stands in a windswept, hilly landscape under an overcast sky. His face bears scars and marks, and he wears a heavy, shaggy fur cloak over ragged, layered clothing. Rolling moorland hills fade into misty mountains in the background, with a small stone ruin or cairn visible in the lower left.

    The Death Of Robin Hood

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  3. A man with white hair and a beard wears glasses with one lens darkened, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. He's dressed in a white collarless shirt under a navy blue linen jacket, standing indoors with an abstract orange and white artwork visible in the blurred background.

    Knife: The Attempted Murder Of Salman Rushdie + recorded Q&A

    Cinema
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Creative courses

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  1. A child is sat at a table, with a range of paints, brushes, paper and glue

    Art Explorers Juniors (CH07 Autumn)

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  2. Children are lined up, smiling

    Creative Drama (CH05 Autumn)

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  3. A child is painting a piece of pottery with a paintbrush

    Pottery Club (CH06 Autumn)

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