Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
- Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
-
The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is a museum at 75-79 Vyse Street in Hockley, Birmingham, England. It is a Community Museum, that is branch museum, of the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery. In 2008, it was named as the third best free tourist attraction in Europe by TripAdvisor, behind the Pantheon in Rome and the National Gallery in London.[1]
History
For over 80 years the family-run firm of Smith and Pepper produced jewellery from the factory that is now the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter. When the elderly proprietors of the Smith & Pepper jewellery manufacturing firm decided to retire in 1981 they simply ceased trading and locked the door. Tools were left strewn on benches; grubby overalls were hung on the coat hooks; and dirty teacups were abandoned alongside jars of marmite and jam on the shelf. In the eighty years before its closure, little changed with the working practices or equipment used within the family-owned business.
Collections
The Museum has preserved the "time capsule" workshop, and also tells the story of the 200 year old Jewellery Quarter and the ancient craft skills still practised in the workshop that make this area the centre of the British jewellery industry.
References
External links
Coordinates: 52°29′26″N 1°54′43″W / 52.49056°N 1.91194°W / 52.49056; -1.91194
Categories:
- Museums in Birmingham, West Midlands
- Industry museums in the United Kingdom
- Jewellery
- Fashion museums in the United Kingdom
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Jewellery Quarter — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 52.489 longitude= 1.910 official name= Jewellery Quarter map type= West Midlands population = 3,000 approx. population density= area total km2= 1.07 metropolitan borough= City of Birmingham… … Wikipedia
Museum of Science and Industry, Birmingham — Vacant Science Museum, formerly Elkington Silver Electroplating Works The now defunct Birmingham Science Museum, or Museum of Science and Industry, previously the Elkington Silver Electroplating Works, is a building on Newhall Street in… … Wikipedia
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery — Established 1885 Location Chamberlain Square, Birmingham Visitor … Wikipedia
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery — Infobox Museum name = Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery imagesize = 125 map type = latitude = longitude = established = 1885 location = Chamberlain Square, Birmingham type = visitors = director = curator = publictransit= website = http://www.bmag … Wikipedia
Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague — Founded in 1885, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague is housed in a Neo Renaissance edifice built in 1897–1901 after the designs of architect Josef Schulz. The Museum’s rich collections include decorative and applied arts and design work… … Wikipedia
The Walt Disney Company — Création 16 octobre 1923 (Burbank, Californie) Dates clés 1929, renommage en Walt Disne … Wikipédia en Français
Coins of the Canadian dollar — Canadian coinage is the coinage of Canada, produced by the Royal Canadian Mint and denominated in Canadian dollars ($) or cents (¢). Contents 1 Denominations 2 Changes in coinage 3 Production … Wikipedia
Powerhouse Museum — Powerhouse entry The Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney, the other being the historic Sydney Observatory. Although often described as a science museum, the Powerhouse has a diverse… … Wikipedia
Archaeological Museum of Delos — Delos Theatre. The World Heritage site surrounding the museum which supplied the museum with its collection Established 1904 Location Delos, Cyclades, Sout … Wikipedia
Omani French Museum — Photographs of Sultans and buildings in the museum Established January 29, 1992] Location Lane 9310, Qasr Al Alam Street, Muscat, Oman … Wikipedia
