Exhibitions at the Exchange
Exhibitions at The Exchange explore the different challenges affecting the West Midlands, the United Kingdom and the world and showcase the research going on at the University of Birmingham with local and global partners to help tackle these issues. Explore the current and past exhibitions held at The Exchange to learn more about these key topics.
AI Dialogues
February - November 2024
Monday - Saturday, 10:00 - 16:00, Free Entry
AI Dialogues is opposite from The Vaults downstairs at The Exchange
Embark on a future-focused journey with AI Dialogues, an interactive touch screen featuring leading academics from across University of Birmingham. This digital experience invites you to physically touch the future and gain firsthand insights into the advances in artificial intelligence shaping out world - directly from the experts steering them. Our academics consider the boundless possibilities as well as the challenges and ethical considerations that accompany this transformative technology.
Thrift Radiates Happiness
February - October 2024
Explore Thrift Radiates Happiness
Monday - Saturday, 10:00 - 16:00, Free Entry
The Exchange was once the headquarters of Birmingham Municipal Bank. Thrift Radiates Happiness is a photographic display of images of the bank, when it was first opened in 1933. Images have been reproduced courtesy of the Library of Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library, Lloyds Banking Group Archive.
We need 2 tlk
4 July - 2 November 2024
Explore We Need 2 Tlk
Monday - Saturday, 10:00 - 16:00, Free Entry
The Exchange and Ikon, with support from Vivid Projects present this new moving image installation by Midlands-based artist Exodus Crooks as part of AI FUTURES. With 'We Need 2 Tlk', Exodus has explored public perceptions of AI and reflections on media and technology as outlined in the work of celebrated Jamaican-British academic and cultural theorist Professor Stuart Hall (1932–2014). Produced in collaboration with movement artist Chelsea Gordon, the artwork considers how developments in communication shift our behaviour in conversing with others.
Image Copyright Lloyds Banking Group Archive.
Past Exhibitions
CREDiBLE
Hosted at The Exchange from September 2023 - February 2024, CREDiBLE explored what happens when communities connect with university research
A Place To Call Home
Hosted between Feb - Nov 2023, explore homelessness, adult social care and displacement through the eyes of people with lived experience.
The Air We Breathe
Hosted at The Exchange October 2021 - July 2022, The Air We Breathe explores the relationship between people, environment and air quality.