Highlights
The Pen Museum promotes and preserves the important legacy of Birmingham’s pen trade, which, at its height employed an estimated 8,000 workers, of which (70%) were women. The mass production of affordable pens helped improve literacy worldwide and wherever a pen was used it had most likely been manufactured in Birmingham.
The Museum relies on its loyal and dedicated team of twenty volunteers to help support our Operations Manager in running the Museum and keeping it open to visitors throughout the week (Tuesday to Sunday inclusive). Being an independent Museum of charitable status with operating costs circa £60,000 per annum admissions, gift aid and donations are critical to our survival.
About This Deal
Visit: Pen Museum, The Argent Centre 60 Frederick Street Unit 3, The Argent Centre, Birmingham B1 3HS England
Set in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, The Pen Museum is unique in the UK. It celebrates the legacy of Birmingham's 19th century steel pen trade, where mass production first made mass communication possible. And through exports, made an enormous contribution to global literacy. In effect, this is where the world learned to write. Our museum is based in an 1863 Florentine Renaissance style former pen factory; 1 factory of 129 in Birmingham that once manufactured the majority of the world's pens. The Museum holds regular calligraphy workshops and learning sessions.
Visit Us and discover how the Jewellery Quarter was home to many of the factories manufacturing the ‘Birmingham pen’ which supplied 75% of the world’s pens during the 19th Century.
Additional Information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Entry/Admission - Pen Museum
Departure Point
The Pen Museum
Departure Time
5/20/2019 - 3/21/2020
| Tuesday: | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM |
| Wednesday: | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM |
| Thursday: | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM |
| Friday: | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM |
| Saturday: | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM |
| Sunday: | 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM |
Duration
1 to 2 hours
Voucher Info
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
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