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How to find MLA's Birmingham office:

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Grosvenor House
14 Bennetts Hill
Birmingham
B2 5RS
Tel: +44 (0)121 345 7300

Our offices are located in the centre of Birmingham just off New Street. We would recommend that when visiting you come by public transport as car parking in the city centre is limited.

From Birmingham New Street Station (about 6 minutes) leave the platform by the Victoria Square exit (at the very far end of platforms 2b-11b). When you come out of the station, cross Stevenson Street, heading slightly right and walk up through Piccadilly Arcade into New Street. Turn left and Bennetts Hill is the first street on the right.

From Birmingham Snow Hill Station (about 6 minutes) use the main exit. Turn right into Colmore Row and follow it past the Cathedral. Turn left at the traffic lights down Bennetts Hill.
From the M6 at junction 6, take the A38(M) into the centre of Birmingham; this will lead you onto the Aston Expressway. After the flyover with a bend in it, continue through the underpass under St Chad's Queensway. Immediately exiting the underpass, take the left-hand lane and filter uphill into Great Charles Street, and then right onto Livery Street. Car park on the left. From here it is a 10 minute walk. Uphill along Livery Street, turn right onto Colmore Row. At the traffic lights turn left down Bennetts Hill.

From the M5 leave the M5 at junction 3 signposted to Birmingham West. Follow the A456 Hagley Road into Birmingham. As you see office towers around you, get into the right lane and go down through the Fiveways underpass. Remain on this road (Broad Street) through the traffic lights until you see Centenary Square and The Rep on your left. At the junction ahead, filter quickly into the centre lane, peeling off the roundabout at the second exit - Great Charles Street. 200 yards on the left turn into New Hall Street and use the NCP on the right. From here it is a 10 minute walk. Up New Hall Street, over the pedestrian crossing, continue straight on into Bennetts Hill.

How to find MLA's London office:

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Wellcome Wolfson Building
165 Queen's Gate
South Kensington
London
SW7 5HD

Tel: +44 (0)20 7273 1444

Our offices are located to the left of the Natural History Museum.

The nearest tube stations are South Kensington or Gloucester Road. The MLA is a 10-12 minute walk from either.

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From 1st October 2011, this site will not be updated, so please treat it as the static archive it is. This is because <a target="_Blank" href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/">Arts Council England</a> has now taken over museums and libraries responsibilities. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/">The National Archives</a> has assumed responsibility for strategic leadership of the Archives sector. Arts Council responsibilities will also now include the Renaissance programme, Museum Accreditation, and Library Development, together with cultural property services such as Export Licensing and the Acceptance in Lieu scheme. The National Archives has assumed responsibility for providing strategic leadership to the archives sector and advising government on its development. The MLA is now winding down, with a skeleton staff remaining until May 2012 to complete the management of existing Renaissance contracts, complete outstanding financial and contractual arrangements and prepare for the appointment of a liquidator. This website will remain live until 31st March so that the public still has full access to the material on it – good practice case studies, toolkits, guidance and a range of other publications.  Continue reading

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