Museums
Some legend has mapped out all the venues on the #IBCARD
Some legend has mapped out all the venues on the #IBCARD. Get out there, rediscover your city and support local. https://t.co/HT6tlJwTg2 — Independent B’ham (@IndependentBham) August 16, 2017 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MyJQ
Read MoreBirmingham city guide: How to spend a weekend in the UK’s second city
INDYGO Birmingham city guide: How to spend a weekend in the UK’s second city Why go now? Hurtling along at top speed on a hamster wheel of regeneration, Birmingham is constantly pulling out new attractions that make it a worthy weekend destination. Long regarded as a drab place and […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMicroscopic art to go on show at Jewellery Quarter museum
Willard Wigan – MJQ exhibition A selection of new micro-sculptures by internationally renowned artist Willard Wigan are set to go on display at Museum of Jewellery Quarter next month. Willard Wigan MBE: In The Eye of The Needle will showcase twenty-one miniature works from Willard Wigan’s collection which sit […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJazz in the Courtyard
Join us for live jazz performances with Blue Silk in the Smith & Pepper Tearoom courtyard at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter. Singer Judy Blue teams with exciting young guitarist Ian Silk, presenting jazz and blues classics. Performances are part of the Birmingham, Solihull & Sandwell Jazz & […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNew Willard Wigan Microscopic Artworks to go on show at Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter
Visitors to Museum of the Jewellery Quarter will be amongst the first people in the city to see new micro-sculptures by internationally renowned artist Willard Wigan, at a new exhibition opening at the museum on Friday 4th August. Willard Wigan MBE: In The Eye of The Needle will showcase […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNew Willard Wigan Microscopic Artworks To Go On Show At The Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter
Visitors to Museum of the Jewellery Quarter will be amongst the first people in the city to see new micro-sculptures by internationally renowned artist Willard Wigan, at a new exhibition opening at the museum on Friday 4th August. Willard Wigan MBE: In The Eye of The Needle will showcase […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreA journey from Warstone Lane Cemetery to the Coffin Works; or why I love being part of the Coffin Works’ team of volunteers
One of our new hand-painted signs. It’s been a long old journey. For over 34 years I worked at Toye & Co, one of the oldest, family-run, manufacturers in the JQ and for most of that time my desk overlooked the cemetery. Not that I could see out of […] Original web page at www.coffinworks.org
Read MoreSupper Club at Soho House
Aftab Rahman’s latest venture, Bay Leaf @ Home, pays a visit to a local architectural and historical gem, Soho House. Chef, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aftab, will deliver a Bangladeshi Banquet in the magnificent setting of Matthew Boulton’s home on 21st June. Aftab says of his events: “The new supper club is all about gathering people…
Read MoreA Grand Day Out
Sculpture by Peter Walker A.R.B.S. A.R.B.S.A. On 12th March at 12 noon, a small but enthusiastic crowd gathered in the brand new ‘Dayus Square’ in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Dayus Square (junction Albion Street/Carver Street/Legge Lane) has been created to commemorate Kathleen Dayus (born in 1903) who was the author […] Click here to view original…
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