Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
75-80 Vyse Street
Hockley
Birmingham
B18 6HA
England

Website

www.bmag.org.uk/jewellery_quarter

E-mail

bmag_enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk

Telephone

0121 554 3598

Fax

0121 554 9700

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Built around the preserved workshops and offices of Smith & Pepper, a Birmingham jewellery firm, the award-winning Museum of the Jewellery Quarter offers a fascinating insight into the city's historic jewellery trade. Visitors can enjoy a guided tour around the perfectly preserved 'time capsule' factory - little changed since the beginning of the century - and see demonstrations of jewellery making. In addition to the factory tour, the Museum's permanent exhibition galleries tell the story of the Jewellery Quarter and the jeweller's craft, which has been practised in this distinctive part of Birmingham for over 200 years. A further permanent exhibition gallery, Earth's Riches, displays jewellery from the natural world. The Museum brings the story right up to date by showcasing jewellery made by some of the city's most exciting contemporary designers in the museum shop. There is also a delightful new tea room and courtyard for visitors to enjoy.

This museum has a Designated Collection of national importance.

Venue Type:

Museum, Heritage site, Industrial heritage site

 Opening hours

Open all year round
Tuesday - Saturday 10.30am-4.00pm
Closed on Sundays and Mondays except for Bank Holiday Mondays. Allow 1 hour for guided tour. Last tour of the day will leave at 2.50pm.

Closed: Sundays and Mondays except for Bank Holiday Mondays.

 Admission charges

Free admission. Children under 16 must be accompanied. Groups must be booked in advance. For school visits, please call 0121 551 9025.

This museum has a Designated Collection of national importance.

Collection details

Social History, Science and Technology, Decorative and Applied Art

Key artists and exhibits

  • Smith & Pepper, a Birmingham jewellery firm
  • Contemporary jewellery designers
  • Designated Collection
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Regenerated: Rajesh Gogna, Cathy Miles & Miranda Sharpe

  • 1 June 2013 — 11 January 2014 *on now

‘Regenerated’ showcases the work of three leading contemporary makers based in Birmingham’s unique Jewellery Quarter. Cathy Miles creates delicate, highly detailed illustrations in metal which explore the identity of everyday objects. Silversmith Rajesh Gogna presents a series of sculptural vessels in response to the architecture of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Miranda Sharpe creates jewellery, bowls and wall works which combine a fascination for the natural word with contemporary silversmithing techniques and industrial enamelling processes.
‘Regenerated’ at The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter sets up a dialogue between making in the Jewellery Quarter today, and over the past 200 years. Over the course of the exhibition the artists will respond to the perfectly preserved historic ‘Smith & Pepper’ jewellery factory which forms the heart of the museum. Watch out for witty and thought-provoking interventions and new work during the show.

Suitable for

Admission

Adults £4
Concessions £3
Children under 16 Free
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