Wolverhampton History Week 

Online

We are pleased to announce that next week we will be celebrating Wolverhampton History Week with a range of FREE online events.

Find out stories from the city's past and explore what Wolverhampton City Archives has available on the heritage of the city.

British Art Show 9 - New dates

Wolverhampton Art Gallery

_{Alberta Whittle, Celestial Meditations II, 2017. © the artist. Courtesy of Alberta Whittle and Copperfield, London}

Hayward Gallery Touring have announced new dates for British Art Show 9 (BAS9), which will now come to Wolverhampton from 22 January to 10 April 2022. The show launches in Aberdeen this summer but Wolverhampton will be the first city in England to host BAS9, before it tours to Manchester and finally Plymouth.

British Art Show is the largest touring exhibition of contemporary art in the UK, giving people in cities across the country the opportunity to engage with work by the most exciting artists in Britain.

For more information visit the BA9 website.

Stellar: Stars of our Contemporary Collection

Virtual Tour

_{Allen Jones, Dream T-Shirt, 1964. © the artist}

You can now explore our exhibition Stellar: Stars of our Contemporary Collection online in the form of a virtual tour. Stellar presents a selection of stand-out works from Wolverhampton's world-class collection of contemporary art.

See it here: Stellar: Stars of our Contemporary Collection Virtual Tour 

Each of the featured artists has been nominated for the Turner Prize or selected for the British Art Show over its 40-year history. The exhibition focuses on themes in the collection including gender politics, conflict and cultural identity.