The Hive Café and Bakery reopens on Tuesday 8th September, having won Gold in the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2020. Between 12 – 19th September there will be an exciting programme of live talks, film screenings, crafting and an exhibition for Birmingham Heritage Week. Read more
After 13 months, Freya looks back at her experience at the Hive from start to finish: working as one of our team of Heritage Programme Assistants, it has been an unforgettable experience. Read more
We are delighted to announce that the Hive Café and Bakery has won Gold at the national 2020 VisitEngland Awards. During an online ceremony, the Hive claimed the top prize in the Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism category, recognising tourism businesses committed to being sustainable, responsible and ethical in how they operate and interact with customers, the wider community and the environment. Read more
Freya Samuel has been delving into our local history, and discovering the story of 15-17 Regent Place, just up the road from New Standard Works. Read more
We'll be changing our temporary exhibition at The Hive on 8 September, so pop along and see our current exhibition before it goes! Here is a blog post about it, written by Freya Samuel. Read more
The daily schedule has now been published. Read more
Brief to commission Storytelling professional for The Voices of The Cones Project. Read more
Honey bees are welcomed to the rooftop of Argent College in the historic Jewellery Quarter building with tapestry artwork involving over 900 community stitchers. Read more
One of our volunteers Surura tells us a little bit about her journey to discover more about our building and neighbouring buildings in the Jewellery Quarter. Read more
We were delighted to be judged 'Highly Commended' in the 2019 RICS Awards for the West Midlands for the New Standard Works Read more
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. Read more
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW PRIZE FOR 2019. The Glass Arts Society have confirmed they will sponsor an ‘International Artists Award’ with a fantastic prize of $1,500. Read more