The Hive JQ

The Hive is a community hub for Birmingham in an historic building, with an award-winning organic café and bakery, craft workshops, exhibitions and event spaces.

Exhibition - Vulcans Forge

Our first exhibition of 2021: 'Vulcans Forge' showcases photographs of a two year project from 1977 by Janine Wiedel, taken in and around Birmingham's industrial heart. Read more
Event - The Real Junk Food Project Central

Join us for a new monthly takeover of The Hive Café by the The Real Junk Food Project Central Read more
Exhibition- Silent History

EXHIBITION IN August 2021 Rescheduled from 2020 - Join us for a mixed-media exhibition exploring personal experiences, history and contemporary views of D/deaf, visually impaired and disabled workers in the city. Curated by Olivier Jamin and Fae Kilburn. Read more
Exhibition - The Machinery

EXHIBITION IN JUNE 2021 Rescheduled from 2020 - The Machinery is an immersive audio-visual installation capturing the earliest known machine dance. Read more

Birmingham events

We are getting ready to welcome you back for an exciting programme of exhibitions and events - both at The Hive and online.

To help us keep each other safe in the building you will be asked to pre-book a timed entry ticket to help maintain social distancing, wear a face covering, unless exempt for medical reasons, and sanitise your hands on entry and within the building. More details about our Covid-19 safety measures can be found HERE.

Exhibition - Vulcans Forge

Our first exhibition of 2021: 'Vulcans Forge' showcases photographs of a two year project from 1977 by Janine Wiedel, taken in and around Birmingham's industrial heart. Read more

Exhibition - The Machinery

EXHIBITION IN JUNE 2021 Rescheduled from 2020 - The Machinery is an immersive audio-visual installation capturing the earliest known machine dance. Read more

Event - The Real Junk Food Project Central

Join us for a new monthly takeover of The Hive Café by the The Real Junk Food Project Central Read more

EXHIBITION IN August 2021 Rescheduled from 2020 - Join us for a mixed-media exhibition exploring personal experiences, history and contemporary views of D/deaf, visually impaired and disabled workers in the city. Curated by Olivier Jamin and Fae Kilburn. Read more

Latest

JQ Heritage Film Squad

We are making a series of short films which explore enjoyment and inclusivity. Using the Jewellery Quarter as inspiration, our squad of film makers will be considering how we interact with the world around us.
Exhibition - Vulcans Forge

Our first exhibition of 2021: 'Vulcans Forge' showcases photographs of a two year project from 1977 by Janine Wiedel, taken in and around Birmingham's industrial heart.
Renowned Playwright Pens New Production for Ruskin Mill Trust

Renowned British playwright Peter Oswald has written an inspirational new play especially for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and learning difficulties at Ruskin Mill Trust.
Exhibition- Silent History

EXHIBITION IN August 2021 Rescheduled from 2020 - Join us for a mixed-media exhibition exploring personal experiences, history and contemporary views of D/deaf, visually impaired and disabled workers in the city. Curated by Olivier Jamin and Fae Kilburn.

Plan your visit

The International Festival of Glass takes place at venues across the Stourbridge Glass Quarter. Entry to all Festival venues is free, however some activities and events will have a charge.
Hive Cafe and Bakery

The Hive Cafe and Bakery provides a warm welcome in the heart of Birmingham's famous Jewellery Quarter, with delicious pastries, cake, bread and meals. Come and visit us. Try our coffee! Please visit us at The Hive subsite. www.thehiveJQ.org
Why we exist
Our story

The seeds of Ruskin Mill Land Trust were sown in 1967 when Robin and Barbara Gordon transplanted their young sons Aonghus and Alisdair from the hothouse of the Ruskin Centre for Art Appreciation in Venice to the cold frame of a dilapidated former textile mill in Gloucestershire.
Merlin Theatre

Transforming the Merlin Theatre has enriched the cultural life of Sheffield and provided cultural venue for Freeman College and Brantwood Specialist School..
Freeman Biodynamic Garden at High Riggs

Located in Stannington bordering the Peak District the Freeman Biodynamic Garden provides fruit and vegetables for Freeman College, Brantwood Specialist School and the Fusion Café.
British Glass Biennale 2019 - selected artists

The Ruskin Mill Land Trust, in association with the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers, is delighted to announce the artists for the 2019 British Glass Biennale exhibition. Over two days an expert panel of judges chaired by Róisín de Buitléar and comprising of Dr Jane Cook, Monica Guggisberg, Angel Monzon, and Cathy Shankland, selected the very best of this year’s entries, all of which achieved a very high standard.
Vale Head Farm

Vale Head Farm was an equestrian centre when we purchased it, and over the years hard work has seen it bloom into a beautiful biodynamic farm.
Aonghus Gordon MEd, FRSA, Executive Chair

Aonghus has a distinguished track record of development and leadership of several ground-breaking charities that provide high quality environments and opportunities for people with disabilities. He is passionate about the need for people to break out of dependency and marginalisation, believing that everyone has the potential to shape their own future.
2015 British Glass Biennale

2015 British Glass Biennale