Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

Award-winning working museum in Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter. Museum displays. Guided tours of old offices and workshop with demonstrations of factory equipment. A branch museum of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery.


Contact:

Address:
75-79 Vyse Street, Hockley,
Birmingham
B18 6HA.

Tel: 0121 554 3598.
Fax: 0121 554 9700.

Email:bmag_enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk


Website: www.bmag.org.uk


Detailed Information

Opening hours: Admission:
  • Good Friday to end of October:
  • Tues to Sun 11.30am - 4.00pm
  • Mondays (except Bank Holidays) CLOSED.
  • free
Facilities: Services:
  • Shop.
  • Cafe.
  • Toilets.
  • Parent and child room.
  • Education programme for school groups.
  • Temporary exhibitions.
  • Workshop programme for all ages.
  • Groups admitted during the closed season by prior arrangement, when there will be a charge of £3.50 per head.
  • See also
  • St. Paul's Church
  • The Pen Room
  • R.B.S.A. Gallery
Disabled visitors: How to get there:
  • Lifts (wheelchair access to all areas).
  • Tours/activities for visually and hearing-impaired visitors by arrangement.
  • Disabled toilet.
  • Train: from Birmingham Snow Hill to the Jewellery Quarter (1 stop; the Jewellery Quarter station is just 100 yards from the Museum).
  • Bus: nos. 101, 16, 74, 78, 79, 91 from city centre.
  • Car/coach: A41 Birmingham-Wolverhampton road, turn into Vyse Street approx. 1 mile from city centre.

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Parking: Average length of visit:
  • Cars: Multi-storey pay-and-display car park in Vyse Street, approx. 200 yards from the Museum, or on-street (limited stay).
  • Coaches:set down/pick up only outside the museum.
  • one-bay coach space in Branston Street
  • 1-1+ hours.
  • Large parties are split into groups of about 15 and admitted at 5-10 minute intervals to avoid overcrowding.
  • Pre-booking for groups is essential.

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