Black Country Black Country The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands, England, west of Birmingham and commonly refers to a region covering most of the four Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. During the Industrial Revolution, it became one of the most industrialised parts of Britain with coal mines, coking, iron foundries, glass factories, brickworks and steel mills producing a high level of air pollution. The road between Wolverhampton and Birmingham was described as "one continuous town" in 1785. The first trace of "The Black Country" as an expression dates from the 1840s. The name is believed
The Living Art Museum former DCA) have taken place, as well as with numerous museums and galleries. Nýló is supported and funded by the members of the Living Art Museum, The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture and Reykjavik City Council. The National Museum of Art, The Reykjavík Art Museum, The Icelandic Academy of the Arts, the Reykjavík Municipal Archives, The national Broadcasting Service (RÚV) have also collaborated on various projects. The living Art Museum is a member of the Sequences Art festival and the Reykjavík Art Festival. [[Category:Contemporary art galleries]] [[Category:Art museums and galleries in Iceland]] [[Category:Icelandic culture]] [[Category:Art museums established in 1978]]