Ahead of the opening of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s new National Partners exhibition, Women Power Protest, MPs Jess Phillips (MP for Birmingham Yardley), Preet Kaur Gill (MP for Birmingham Edgbaston) and Dame Caroline Spelman (MP for Meriden) visited the museum to choose their favourite artworks.
The three MPs were given a sneak peek at the exhibition which was programmed as part of the Arts Council Collection’s (ACC) National Partnership Programme and brings together artworks from the ACC and Birmingham’s own collection. Opening to the public on Saturday 10th November, the show takes a contemporary look at women’s rights in the anniversary year of the first women getting the right to vote.
The MPs were shown around by curator Emalee Beddoes-Davis and asked to pick their favourite artworks. Their choices will be highlighted in the display.
The visit comes ahead of an event on Saturday 17th November at BMAG where all three MPs will be joined by Shabana Mahmood (MP for Birmingham Ladywood) for a discussion to mark 100 years since the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament. The discussion will be chaired by leading feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez.