Gallery Workshop | Let’s Explore: Dying Matters
The Barber Institute of Fine Art University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomAbout this event Artists have always explored death and dying through their art, producing both literal and metaphorical depictions of this universal human theme. Through guided looking, group discussion and creative activities this workshop will use selected works from the Barber’s art collection to encourage reflection, questioning and conversation around death and dying. This discussion-based […]
Meet the Undertakers
A Natural Undertaking 290 Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, BirminghamKings Heath undertakers A Natural Undertaking will be holding an open evening at their premises on Tuesday May 7th. The event will give visitors a chance to discover how undertakers help, to hear stories of inspirational funerals and to ask questions.
Death Café at The Coffin Works
The Coffin Works 13 - 15 Fleet Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomA death café with refreshments and including a taster tour of the courtyard and Stamp Shop at The Coffin Works.
Discover the Birmingham Catacombs walking tour
Jewellery Quarter Station Vyse Street, BirminghamJoin the popular guide Kevin Thomas on this walking tour, in association with Brum YODO, to discover one of the city’s best-kept secrets, From the druid burial that should be at Stonehenge; the graves of Alfred Bird of Birds custard, the man who invented tennis and the inventor of the lightbulb to the Jewellery Quarter’s connection with the Titanic and the printer whose embalmed body was moved around Birmingham.
Interfaith walk
Join us on this walk around Lozells and Handsworth and find out about the rituals and practices following death and bereavement within diverse faiths. There will be stops at different places of worship hearing personal stories of what happens in the immediate aftermath of a death, what services are held, how do people mourn and what support is given by the faith community.
