Transport yourself back in time as you learn about two centuries of policing history.
It’s a great day out for all, so round up your family and friends and be part of policing history at our very own Victorian lock-up.
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Join crime and policing historian Adam Wood for this walking tour to hear gruesome tales of Birmingham’s Victorian past. We meet at the Lock-Up, before …
Date: 20th March 2026
Time: Tour starts at 18:30, please meet at the museum entrance.
Tickets: £12.00
Enrol in Lock-Up Mouse’s Detective Academy! This Easter Lock-Up Mouse is looking for the most curious minds to join his detective team! Grab your case …
Date: 27th March 2026
Time: 10am - 4pm, recommended last entry 2pm
Tickets: £20 per child
The pioneering installation, Belly of the Beast: Handsworth 1985, re – evaluates a collection of 35mm photographs from the OOM Gallery Archive, including film slides …
Date: 7th April 2026
Time: 10am - 4pm
Tickets: Free
Having won the New Tourism Business Award in 2024, the team at the Lock-up set themselves the challenge of making this unique museum as accessible …
In 2025 we asked local scouts, cubs, guides, and brownies to put their creative skills to the test. The challenge – design a new sew-on …
It’s been a busy start to 2026 for the Museum. While the doors have been closed to the public to allow for important maintenance work, …
