The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is housed in an extension to the Council House on Chamberlain Square.

Its facade incorporates a clock tower known as Big Brum and features a double colonnade crowned by a triangular pediment with sculptural reliefs.

The interior contains world-class collections of Dutch, Flemish, German, Italian and Spanish baroque and renaissance Masters.

There are also major works in many other styles from Impressionist to Cubist and post-Modernist to Realist, including notable works by English masters such as Constable, Turner, Hogarth and the pre-Raphaelites.

The museum contains the world's largest collection of canvasses by Edward Burne-Jones.

There are also spectacular displays of modern art in the Waterhall Gallery and over 30,000 watercolours, prints and drawings in the Print Room.

Visiting exhibitions are held in Gas Hall, formerly an open-plan municipal gas office.

The facilities include a shop, a licensed Edwardian tearoom and study areas.

The gallery also advises upon the acquisition and presentation of contemporary artworks and hosts a programme of events including exhibitions, launch parties and unique artist tours.