Arena Birmingham is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, England. It is owned by parent company the NEC Group. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK.
Arena Birmingham in October 2017
Exterior of the arena in April 2005
The arena's new glazed facade in June 2015
National Exhibition Centre
The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Marston Green, England, near to Birmingham and Solihull. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976.
The main entrance to the NEC (July 2015)
Plaque commemorating the opening of the "second phase of development" in 1989
Preparations for an exhibition in Hall 3a
View from inside the atrium