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National Trust Back to Back houses Inge Street & Hurst Street

mw0njm. said:
was at a castle open day a few years ago in chirk, when a woman guide said to me have you been to the back to backs in brum? "been! i said i was born in one and remember the bed bugs" she was stuck for words
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Yes,bed bugs and mice.Thank God for Dinky,our cat.Great mouser. The thought of mice running around, when I was a kid, used to frighten me to death.BUT,we survived.
 
I watched BBC local news last month and noted that the back to backs are to play a big part in a collaboration between the National Trust and BCU. The current exhibition seems to use the space in a way that it hasn't been utilised before (see first two links below) and this and an earlier exhibition (link three) pointed out that "you don’t need to book a tour of the Back to Backs to go into the exhibition space", which doesn't seem to encourage visitors to look at what the site was intended to be all about in my opinion.

The back to backs should be the primary attraction and the National Trust should be pushing the tours, rather than the exhibitions. Exhibitions should be seen as something that can be held alongside the tour, not as the primary reason to visit the site and something to do with a tour, rather than instead of doing a tour.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Exhibitions at Birmingham Back to Backs

Beyond Glitter and Feathers in collaboration with Garry Jones, an artist and passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and HIV awareness.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk

www.bcu.ac.uk

New art collaboration spotlights Birmingham’s drag and theatre roots

Birmingham City University and National Trust spotlight Birmingham’s bold Drag and Theatre roots in creative project
www.bcu.ac.uk www.bcu.ac.uk

 
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