The Pen Museum & Learning Centre
The Pen Room, situated in a former pen factory, a Grade II Listed Building, promotes through displays demonstrations and activities the fact that Birmingham was the centre of the world pen trade.
The Pen Room,Unit 3,
The Argent Centre,
60, Frederick Street,
Hockley,
Birmingham B1 3HS.
Tel: 0121 236 9834
Contact: Brian Jones
Website: www.penroom.co.uk
- Opening hours:
- Monday - Saturday 11am - 4pm
- Sundays 1pm - 4pm
- Admission:
- Free
- Facilities:
- Shop
- Toilets.
- Services:
- Calligraphy, Creative Writing and Braille classes
- History and Genealogy of the Jewellery Quarter
- Talks
- Group visits by arrangement
- Disabled visitors:
- Full wheelchair access.
- Braille information
- How to get there:
- Train: Metro from Birmingham Snow Hill to Jewellery Quarter Station, 1500 yards from station.
- Bus: 101 stops outside.
Find the Pen Trade Museum on multimap.com
- Parking:
- Cars: Pay-and-Display street parking
- Coaches: Set down/pick-up at door.
- Average length of visit:
- 1 hour.
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