By james art The Made in Birmingham exhibition “explores some of the people, places and things that make the city what it is”, the museum said.
It will feature some familiar elements, such as the giant logo from the now-demolished HP Sauce factory and a sign from the Eagle & Tun pub – where local band UB40 filmed the video for Red Red Wine.
There will also be vintage advertising signs from Bird’s Custard and a large model showing a derelict vision of what Centenary Square might have been.
The Round Room Gallery, which has been showing art for almost 150 years, reopens with One Fresh Take, about how art can be a way to see the world differently.
Other exhibition areas have been updated to show various artworks relating to the city and its people, including Curtis Holder, 2020 Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, who was commissioned to paint Birmingham Royal Ballet Principal Carlos Acosta.
Bridge Gallery’s Modern Muse selection is a series of photographic portraits by Arpita Shah celebrating the identities and experiences of young South Asian women from Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Two movies can be watched in The Pixel Studio – The Tiny Spark and Excerpt.
The Tiny Spark is directed by Pogus Caesar and examines the Handsworth riots of 1985 and features the poetry of Benjamin Zephaniah.
The blue tablet of Zephaniah, which was discovered last week, can also be seen in the museum.