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Museum of Jewellery Quarter

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter has been closed since 2020 and has undergone essential maintenance. We're a work in progress but the Smith & Pepper workshop is now open.

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Kids Jewellery Workshop

Learn and use real jewellers’ techniques to design and create either a bracelet or pendant.

24 Jan, 19 Feb and 21 Mar

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Doorway entrance to the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

How to get here

Desk with notebooks and a dial telephone in front of a window etched with a sign for 'Smith and Pepper'

About

When the proprietors of the Smith & Pepper jewellery manufacturing firm retired in 1981 they simply ceased trading and locked the door, unaware they would be leaving a time capsule for future generations.

Today the factory is a remarkable museum, which tells the story of the Jewellery Quarter and Birmingham’s renowned jewellery and metalworking heritage.

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Museum of the Jewellery Quarter opening times

Open Thursday to Saturday, 10:30am - 4pm. 
Entry is by guided tour only.

  • Tours at 10:45am, 11:15am, 11:45am, 12:30pm, 1pm, 1:45pm, 2:15pm, 2:45pm, 3:15pm.
  • Tours last approximately 45 minutes.
  • Admission charges apply. 

Pre-booking advised.

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