JQ News
What 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 MoreSpecial Delivery: Historical Letterboxes of the Jewellery Quarter
Thursday 7 Sept 2017 | All day 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham B1 3HE The distinctive letterboxes of the Jewellery Quarter were forged in the Georgian era, as secure portals for precious metals and stones. Two hundred years later they remain an iconic detail of this […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreInnovative new education partnership is ‘Made in Birmingham’
A ground-breaking new partnership between the University of Birmingham and University College Birmingham is set to offer young people across the West Midlands and beyond innovative new routes into a university education. The two Birmingham universities have signed an agreement that harnesses the strengths of each institution. The collaboration […] 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 MoreLoading Bay Cinema
On Saturday 29th July we will once again be opening our doors as part of the Jewellery Quarter Festival and the Open Studios event. This year with help from Flatpack and Cinema For All we will be creating a pop-up cinema, aptly named…’Loading Bay Cinema’. We’ll be open between […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBe an archi-tective for the day!
ADP invites families to take part in an architecture trail in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to discover the area’s character and find some of its architectural gems. The trail is taking place as part of the third Jewellery Quarter (JQ) Festival organised by the […] Click here to view original web page at www.adp-architecture.com
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…
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