A new £2 million children's attraction will be built at Millennium Point after receiving a major funding boost.
Called 'MiniBrum', it will be permanently housed in the Thinktank science museum at the venue in Curzon Street.
The project can now go ahead after its owner Birmingham Science Museum received £1.4 million from the Inspiring Science Fund, a partnership between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and science charity Wellcome.
It adds to £75,000 in funding the project received from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and charity the Wolfson Foundation in January.
The interactive gallery will deliver science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education through a child-sized, mini-city in which children and families can explore, play and learn.
Its aim is to encourage children to use maths and science to explain the world around them and help them develop interest in STEM subjects.
Using interactive exhibits and replica objects, the gallery will introduce children to the idea of Birmingham as a city where they live, how the city works and their place within it.
It will be created through co-production with families, children, specialists and educators, alongside expert advisory panels, and there will also be a classroom within the space to increase the capacity for school groups to visit Thinktank.
Due to open in February 2019, the gallery will quadruple Thinktank's dedicated area for under eights.
The new attraction will replace the existing under-eights gallery and is part of a wider masterplan to develop the museum throughout the next ten years.
Lauren Deere, museum manager at Thinktank, said: "We are thrilled to have secured this funding settlement which will help to realise our ambitious plans for a new interactive gallery at Thinktank.
"By working directly with children, we aim to create a truly unique and engaging space that places joint emphasis on learning through STEM and children's wellbeing.
"It is important for us to plan for the future of the museum to ensure we are offering the best experience to visitors while reaching a growing diverse audience in the city so young people have the opportunity to be inspired by STEM subjects and have fun."
Other funders of the project include The Rowlands Trust, Millennium Point Trust, The 29th May Charitable Trust, City of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Development Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation and The Grimmitt Trust.
