Museums

Discover some of Birmingham’s best museums from the city of a thousand trades.

0121 2369834

60 Frederick Street, Birmingham B1 3HS, United Kingdom

Fri: 11am-5pm, Sat: 11am- 5pm, Sun: 1pm-5pm

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Making steel pen nibs in Birmingham during the Victorian era was a major industry with 129 companies employing circa 8,000 workers (mainly women). By visiting the Pen…

0121 5543598

75-79 Vyse Street, Hockley, Birmingham B18 6HA, United Kingdom

Tue- Sat: 10.30am - 5.00pm. Closed Sun and Mon. Open Bank Holiday Mondays.

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Birmingham has a vast wealth of heritage when it comes to metal working, and the greatest export, along with guns and cars, was silverwear and jewellery. Once… Read more…