Best places: Art galleries in West Midlands Combined Authority

History, from the city to ancient Egypt, plus fine arts including Cornwall's Newlyn School.

Arts centre with a modern auditorium, a dance studio and a cafe/bar, plus a workshop programme.

Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts.

Arts venue hosting workshops, film screenings and performances by professionals and amateurs.

Displays tracing Potteries' history, plus extensive ceramics collection, fine art and WWII Spitfire.

1939 Civic Centre gallery with strong 20th-century and contemporary British art collections.

Elegant building sunk into a sandstone cliff with modern art galleries, a learning area and a cafe.

Collections of works from contemporary and pop art to Georgian and Victorian in a grand building.

Free-admission venue for exhibitions across a range of media from global contemporary artists.

University-run museum and arts centre hosting music, dance, theatre, exhibitions and workshops.

Architecturally innovative building with free entry to changing solo and group visual arts exhibits.

Veggie cafe with brightly coloured walls hung with art and wooden floors, for live music and events.

👍👍 A great venue! We attended a comedy event as part of God's House Tower latest, and also explored the exhibition on upstairs. The bar is good and they had a food truck outside.

A converted warehouse housing 2 floors of artworks and a ground-floor contemporary crafts gallery.

👍👍 Recently made my first purchase from Castle Fine Art. There was a small issue with the order but Sarah (Mailbox) went above and beyond to sort it. I definitely received the personal touch, as she ensured that my piece was delivered directly to my door herself on a Sunday night. She is a credit to...

Contemporary cross-media art with 5 annual exhibitions by emerging and international figures.

Mansion with displays on local history, decorative items and work by renowned international artists.

Art exhibitions, music, theatre, dance and comedy performances plus 2 cafes and crafts for sale.

Visual art gallery and artists' centre, based in a historic Naval building with a buzzing cafe/bar.

👍👍 A fun, immersive experience in Coventry. When I visited, there were two rooms to visit. I would have loved a more detailed explanation of the exhibits and the artists' thought processes behind them to understand a little more but it didn't take away from the activity.