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Barber Institute of Fine Arts Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Hours Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm
Location University of Birmingham (just off Edgbaston Park Rd., near the University's East Gate, 4km/2 1/2 miles south of City Centre)
Transportation Bus: 61, 62, or 63 from City Centre
Phone 01214/147333
Web site www.barber.org.uk
Prices Free admission

Frommer's Review

Don't be put off by the stark, stone-and-brick building that houses the Barber Institute collection. Some critics consider it the finest small art museum in England and the equal of any museum outside London. The choice selection of paintings includes works by Bellini, Botticelli, Bruegel, Canaletto, Delacroix, Gainsborough, Gauguin, Guardi, Murillo, Renoir, Rubens, Turner, van Gogh, and Whistler.

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