Culture and heritage
Making for Change
Craftivism! A portmanteau word meaning “activism through craft”. I don’t think it has made the dictionary yet – though it has made Wikipedia – but when it does, you can be sure that it will be the definition of a project I was involved with for young people in […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhat to expect at the JQ Festival in Birmingham
It’s that time of year again. The JQ Festival is back! The Jewellery Quarter is famed for its rich history, culture and craftsmanship. And this weekend Brummies will be celebrating this cool and quirky corner of Birmingham in style . The third annual family friendly Jewellery Quarter Festival runs […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGhost signs walking tour of the Birmingham’s historic Jewellery and Gun Quarters
Sunday 10 Sept 2017 | 2pm – 4.30pm Days Square, Albion Street, Jewellery Quarter B1 3AA Brum’s Ghost Signs documents old hand painted advertising signs on brick walls in Birmingham, England. These signs are often called or known as ghost signs. Tracey Thorne who collects and collates these images […] 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 MoreWater Street- Now and Then, A Jewellery Quarter History
We’ve been in our new office for just over a year now, located in the Rifle Maker Building in Water Street, in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter. History in this part of the city is at your fingertips and it’s hard to not notice something new every day. […] 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 MoreEvent: JQ Open Studios
Its that time of year again! The Jewellery Quarter hosts the JQ Open Studios, an annual event that see’s business’s and creatives such as ourselves open our doors, giving you an opportunity not only meet us but see behind the scenes in our studio. For the 29th-30th July our […] 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 MoreThe Friends of Key Hill Cemetery & Warstone Lane Cemetery at Jewellery Quar…
The Friends of Key Hill Cemetery & Warstone Lane Cemetery will be attending the Jewellery Quarter Festival on Saturday 29 July 2017 & will be WARSTONE Lane Cemetery ( Vyse Street entrance ) Time: 11am-3pm: The Friends will be able to help with questions and assist those who are […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhatever happened to Birmingham’s best nightclubs of the 90s?
Another one bites the dust. News of the demolition of the Hurst Street superdub that began as the Locarno and ended as the Electric means more of Birmingham’s heritage is to be lost. The venue will be knocked down as part of a redevelopment of Smallbrook Queensway. It hosted […] Click here to view original…
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