Posts Tagged ‘Birmingham’
Ghost 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 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 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 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 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 MoreOvernight tunnel closures in Birmingham
In order for Amey to carry out essential maintenance and cleaning of St Chads Queensway, Great Charles Street Queensway and Suffolk Street Queensway tunnels, there will be overnight closures from Monday 10 July to Thurs 13 July. The hours of closure will be from 22.00 – 06.00 each night. […] 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…
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