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.

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Exhibition - Five Years in the Quarter

Five Years in the Quarter: Highlights of the Jewellery Quarter Townscape Heritage Project is a free exhibition at The Hive, documenting this National Lottery Heritage funded project.
The Bodging Project

The Hive are teaming up with local artist Chris Eckersley and the Craft Council to turn The Hive's gallery into a bustling woodworking workshop!
Shakespeare - Everything to Everybody

The Hive is part of the Everything to Everybody project, which aims to bring Shakespeare to the people of Birmingham.
Verve Open Door - Poetry Open Mic Night

Verve Open Door is an open mic poetry event for all. The event is run monthly on the third Tuesday of every month.

Exhibition - SoundMuse

Created by musician, composer and teacher Nick Chamberlain, SoundMuse explores the mysteries of sound - from the earliest vibrations of the infant universe, to the dawn of human culture, when sound began to be organised into what we would now call music.
Camera Making in Britain

12th - 19th September 2020: 100 Year of Camera Making in Birmingham - Explore local historian James Furnival's collection of historical cameras and photographic equipment made in Birmingham.
A Sign of Life

A collaborative exhibition showcasing artworks by the students of Argent College who worked alongside artist Hillary J Baker to create mono-print self-portraits, A Sign of Life responded to themes of hope, fear, and dreams.
The Fading City

Showcasing beautiful handmade printmaking techniques by Jemma Gunning and Tracey Thorne, the exhibition explored the textures and typography of buildings in Birmingham, with an emphasis on fading signs, known as ghost signs.
Memories of Home at The Hive

23 - 26 August 2019: Renowned artist Silvia Levenson was invited to spend a week in June working with groups of refugees and asylum seekers in at The Hive, accumulating in an exhibition at the International Festival of Glass.
Vital Beauty

12th October 2020 - 18th December 2020: A celebration of John Ruskin’s life (1819 – 1900) and his contributions, particularly regarding architecture to Ruskin Mill Trust
Truth to Nature: The Art of Iridescence

From the 31st January - 25th February 2020: The Hive Gallery kicked off the 2020 exhibition schedule with Franziska Schenk's illuminating collection, 'Truth to Nature: The Art of Iridescence'.

Café & Bakery

Visit our fabulous organic café and bakery, open Tuesday - Friday. Winner of a GOLD Visit England Award for Excellence 2020.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Merlin Theatre

Transforming the Merlin Theatre has enriched the cultural life of Sheffield and provided cultural venue for Freeman College and Brantwood Specialist School..
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.
Fusion Cafe

Located on Arundel Street the award winning Fusion Café provides a warm and happy atmosphere for many delighted customers. Praised by the Guardian as one of the best cafes in the North.
Planning your visit

Find out about opening times, how to get here and how to get in touch with us.