Pen Museum

Why go

This small museum makes Birmingham’s manufacturing story tangible at the scale of an everyday object. The displays connect skilled factory work with the spread of writing, and activities let visitors compare older ways of making marks. It is a focused alternative to a large general museum, especially for people curious about tools and working lives.

What to look for

• Steel nibs, pen boxes and machinery trace the manufacturing process.
• Writing activities introduce different historic tools.

Useful to know

• Check which demonstrations and writing activities are running that day.
• Combine the museum with a separate Jewellery Quarter workshop visit.

Your next visit

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