It is planned to create a city centre showcase to display its research and host performances and exhibitions.

In March 2007, Birmingham Opera Company produced a new version of Mozart's Don Giovanni, renamed He Had It Coming, in the bank.

[6] Universe of Sound allowed visitors to take a leap into space in the company of Gustav Holst, Strauss, György Ligeti and Stanley Kubrick, with two concerts, a free digital installation and family activity day.

The exhibition took place over three weeks, showing what it is like to be part of the Philharmonia Orchestra, and provided a chance for people of any ability to have a go at conducting The Planets through an interactive installation.

This gave the chance to explore the orchestra from the inside out[clarification needed] using touch screens, movement-based interaction and planetarium-style full-dome projections.