Ikon is an internationally acclaimed art gallery situated in central Birmingham.

Housed in a magnificent Grade II listed neo-gothic school building, the gallery features temporary exhibitions over two floors, alongside Ikon Shop and Café.

IKON GALLERY

Entry to Ikon is free. The gallery shows work by artists from around the world and a variety of media is represented, including sound, film, mixed media, photography, painting, sculpture and installation. Donations welcome.

OPENING TIMES
Open Tuesday – Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, 11am-5pm

CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES (GALLERIES)
Monday 23 – Thursday 26 December: Closed
Friday 27 – Sunday 29 December: Open
Monday 30 December – Wednesday 1 January:  Closed
Thursday 2 January: Open

PHONE
0121 248 0708

IKON SHOP

Ikon Shop is Birmingham’s only specialist art bookshop, stocking a range of books, cards, artists’ limited editions and gifts. Ikon is a charity and all purchases support the gallery’s exhibition and education programme.

OPENING TIMES
Monday, 9am – 4pm
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm and Bank Holiday Mondays or shop online

CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES
Monday 23 December: Open
Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 December: Closed
Friday 27 – Monday 30 December: Open
Tuesday 31 December: Closed
Wednesday 1 January: Closed
Thursday 2 January: Open

PHONE
0121 248 0708

Yorks Cafe at Ikon

Yorks Café at Ikon

Visit our café and enjoy all day brunch and speciality coffee inside or or out on the large terrace area. Yorks offers a wide range of house-baked cakes, loose leaf teas, craft beers and wine.

OPENING TIMES
Monday – Tuesday, 8am – 4pm
Wednesday, 8am – 5pm
Thursday – Saturday, 8am – 9pm
Sunday, 9am – 5pm

CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES

Monday 23 December: Open
Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 December: Closed
Friday 27 – Monday 30 December: Open
Tuesday 31 December: Closed
Wednesday 1 January: Closed
Thursday 2 January: Open

Yorks Café at Ikon

PHONE
0121 828 5060

FREE DIGITAL GUIDE

Explore Ikon with our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the arts and culture App.

Listen to audio guides, watch films and discover more.

ACCESS & SAFETY

Ikon is fully accessible with a range of facilities to make your visit enjoyable.  We have guidelines for all our activities to ensure a safe experience for everyone who visits, offering hand sanitisers throughout and enhanced cleaning of the building.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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Exhibition04.07.202402.11.2024
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Exodus Crooks
We need 2 tlk. At The Exchange, Birmingham.
Ikon and University of Birmingham present We need 2 tlk, a new moving image installation by Midlands-based artist Exodus Crooks as part of AI FUTURES at The Exchange.
Exhibition27.08.202430.03.2025
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Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora
Green Spaces, at grounded. Hall Green.
Ikon and Living Well Consortium collaborate to raise awareness of, and engagement with, topics centred on mental health and wellbeing. Birmingham-born artist Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora has worked with communities in Erdington, taking photographic portraits against the backdrop of the city’s green spaces, and exploring the benefits of nature to our health.   
Exhibition31.10.202417.11.2024
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(Re)Coded
Vic Moyosola & Sadie Barnett
Ikon, in partnership with the Conjunctures strand of the Stuart Hall Archive Project, University of Birmingham, presents (Re)Coded, a collaborative research project with photographer Vic Moyosola and artist-educator Sadie Barnett. 
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IKON GALLERY
1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace
Birmingham, B1 2HS

GALLERY: +44 (0)121 248 0708
SHOP: +44 (0)121 248 0711

Ikon is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and Birmingham City Council.

Copyright © 2024 IKON. All rights reserved. Registered charity no. 528892