Museums · West Midlands
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter — former jewellery factory, preserved as a museum of jewellery making.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Jewellery Quarter · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is a museum in the United Kingdom. Owned by Birmingham City Council. Managed by Birmingham Museums Trust. Part of Birmingham Museums Trust. Address: B18 6HA. Wikidata describes it as: "former jewellery factory, preserved as a museum of jewellery making". Coordinates: 52.4906°, -1.9119°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is a museum at 75–79 Vyse Street in Hockley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the nine museums run by the Birmingham Museums Trust, the largest independent museums trust in the United Kingdom. In 2008, the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter was named as the third best free tourist attraction in Europe by TripAdvisor, behind the Pantheon in Rome and the National Gallery in London. However an entry charge has since been introduced.
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Background
History
For over 80 years the family-run firm of Smith and Pepper produced gold jewellery from the factory that is now the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, with very few changes in working practices, equipment or the appearance of the workshop. When the elderly owners retired in 1981, they simply locked the door. Everything was left as it was: tools on benches, overalls hanging on coat hooks, even cups of tea and jars of jam and Marmite. In 2020 the museum was closed for repairs and refurbishment. It reopened in August 2025.
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- Coordinates
- 52.4906, -1.9119
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B18 6HA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Established
- 1992
- Nearest railway station
- Jewellery Quarter — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6941092 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Jewellery Quarter Museum.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum of the Jewellery Quarter?
- Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B18 6HA), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- When was Museum of the Jewellery Quarter built?
- Built or established in 1992.
- Who owns Museum of the Jewellery Quarter?
- Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is owned by Birmingham City Council and operated by Birmingham Museums Trust.
- How do I get to Museum of the Jewellery Quarter?
- The nearest railway station is Jewellery Quarter, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B18 6HA.
- How busy is Museum of the Jewellery Quarter?
- Museum of the Jewellery Quarter draws around 19,354 visitors a year.