Workshop with machinery, a workbench in front of a window and wooden shelves with a ladder

Museum of Jewellery Quarter

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter has been closed since 2020 and has undergone essential maintenance. We're a work in progress but the Smith & Pepper workshop is now open.

Special events

  1. Jewellery Quarter Heritage Walk , at Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.

    Selected Saturdays
    Walking tour exploring the heritage of the Jewellery Quarter.
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  2. Workshop with machinery, a workbench in front of a window and wooden shelves with a ladder

    Workshops at War , at Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.

    Selected Fridays
    Themed tour exploring the role of the Jewellery Quarter during both world wars.
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  3. JQ Festival: Explore Smith & Pepper , at Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.

    Explore the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter as part of the JQ Festival
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Desk with notebooks and a dial telephone in front of a window etched with a sign for 'Smith and Pepper'

About

When the proprietors of the Smith & Pepper jewellery manufacturing firm retired in 1981 they simply ceased trading and locked the door, unaware they would be leaving a time capsule for future generations.

Today the factory is a remarkable museum, which tells the story of the Jewellery Quarter and Birmingham’s renowned jewellery and metalworking heritage.

More info

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter opening times

Open Thursday to Saturday, 10:30am - 4pm. 

Entry is by guided tours only at 10:45am, 11:15am, 11:45am, 12:30pm, 1pm, 1:45pm, 2:15pm, 2:45pm, 3:15pm. Tours last approximately 45 minutes.

Admission charges apply. Pre-booking advised.

Closed: bank holiday Mondays.

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