Visit - Ikon

Ikon is an internationally acclaimed art gallery situated in central Birmingham.

Housed in a magnificent Grade II listed Victorian school building, the gallery features temporary exhibitions over two floors, alongside Ikon Shop.

IKON GALLERY

Entry to Ikon is free. The gallery shows work by artists from around the world and a variety of media is represented, including sound, film, mixed media, photography, painting, sculpture and installation. Donations welcome.

OPENING TIMES
Open Tuesday – Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, 11am-5pm

PHONE
0121 248 0708

IKON SHOP

Ikon Shop is Birmingham’s only specialist art bookshop, stocking a range of books, cards, artists’ limited editions and gifts. Ikon is a charity and all purchases support the gallery’s exhibition and education programme. You can also shop online.

OPENING TIMES
Tuesday – Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, 10am – 5pm

PHONE
0121 248 0708

Café

Medicine Bakery is now open.

FREE DIGITAL GUIDE

Explore Ikon with our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the arts and culture app.

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ACCESSIBILITY

Ikon is fully accessible with a range of facilities to make your visit enjoyable. Our friendly Information Assistants can help answer any questions.

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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Exhibition 21.01.2026–27.06.2026

What are the odds?

Ikon Creative Health. At The Library of Birmingham

What are the odds? Ikon Creative Health is an off-site exhibition, at the Library of Birmingham, which explores the role of art in supporting health and care systems.

Exhibition 23.02.2026–24.03.2026

GALLERIES CLOSED FOR INSTALLATION

Ikon’s Galleries are closed while we install our new exhibitions. Ikon Shop is open as usual.

Exhibition 02.03.2026–27.03.2026

Rethread the Loom

Parkside Gallery

Rethread the Loom is a chance to reflect on the creative outcomes and working processes of weavers, Chantelle Folarin, Gugan Gill, Mahawa Keita, Clare Langford, Andrée Walker and Theo Wright, who undertook micro-residencies during Ikon’s Thread the Loom exhibition (2025).

Exhibition 04.03.2026–19.04.2026

Time and Time Again

Discover Bucks Museum

HMP Spring Hill’s Artist in Residence, Jessica Ostrowicz, presents work developed during a twelve-month residency at the Category D open prison