Ikon Gallery
A contemporary art gallery housed in a former Victorian Gothic school, free to enter and located next to Brindleyplace.
Ikon Gallery was founded in 1964 and is one of Britain's leading public contemporary art institutions. The building is a red-brick New Gothic former school, Oozells Street School, completed in 1877, with a glass tower added later. The gallery rotates exhibitions by international and British artists throughout the year. It is small enough to see in about an hour, and the ground-floor café is a good spot to rest. Admission is free, and it is closed on Mondays. It is located at the Brindleyplace entrance, next to the canal and the Sea Life Centre.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham
- Brindleyplace & Gas Street Basin
- Library of Birmingham
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
- Victoria Square
- Frankfurt Christmas Market, Birmingham
- Jewellery Quarter
- Museum of the Jewellery Quarter