The Community Engagement team work on a wide range of projects, events and workshops with and for the local community. You may see our team working with a youth group onsite to develop a new placemat for use in our site restaurant, hosting our open family Iftar or taking our spitfire cockpit out on tour to a nearby city centre.
There is so much to do and be involved with in the Community team. To see what we are doing have a look at the upcoming events.
Upcoming Events:
- Thursday, 15 January 2026 – Digital Skills for Museum, Gallery or Public Attraction Workers
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026 – Digital Literacy and Accessibility Workshop
Get Involved:
Open Family Iftar:
We are pleased to announce the return of our Open Family Iftar on Saturday 28 February 2026 at the RAF Museum Midlands. This celebratory event involves an evening of craft and STEM activities before people are invited to break their fast together.
We are running a competition for uniformed organisations (such as Scouts, Girl Guides and Cadets) to design a celebration Iftar badge.
Completed designs must submitted to community-midlands@rafmuseum.org by midday on Sunday 4 January 2026. You can download the activity template here.
The Blitz in the Black Country:
We are looking for members of the public to donate their stories, experiences, objects or photographs of the Blitz in the Black Country to contribute to the community exhibition “The Blitz”.
The Community Exhibition “The Blitz” will explore past and present experiences of displacement. For the past we will explore the effects of the Blitz in the Black Country. For the present we are exploring modern displacement from the on-going events in Ukraine.
Donations:
We are looking for members of the public to donate/loan their stories, experiences, objects or photographs of the Blitz in the Black Country to contribute to the community exhibition “The Blitz”. These donations will support the exhibition by enhancing the lived local experience using real life objects and experiences from the community.
If you would like to donate please complete the donations form.
For any questions please email community-midlands@rafmuseum.org
We are a friendly team and we are always looking for new organisations and community groups to work with, if you have an opportunity or would like to work with us please email community-midlands@rafmuseum.org.