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Seeking the Pioneers: Routes of Resistance exhibition | Birmingham City Council

Seeking the Pioneers: Routes of Resistance exhibition

  • Date: 6th October 2025 - 29th November 2025
  • Every day
  • Location: Library of Birmingham ,
    Centenary Square,
    Broad Street,
    Birmingham B1 2ND
  • Time: 09:00 - 21:00
  • Cost: Free

A powerful exhibition celebrating Birmingham’s role in the fight against racism.

Visit Seeking the Pioneers: Routes of Resistance, a free exhibition from the Birmingham Race Impact Group (BRIG).

See portraits, stories and archive material from 100 people and groups who have challenged racism from the 1940s to today.

Curated by Mukhtar Dar, with photography by Johnathan Williams and Paul McKenzie.

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Find out more on the BRIG website.


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