The Streets Paved with African Gold

There are hardly any gold mines in Britain, so where did all the gold come from to create a mile of back-to-back gold shops now called The Jewellery Quarter?

As we walk through the cobbled streets, you will be presented with the heritage buildings that were the workshops of the 18th Century jewellers and introduced to world class jewellery makers whose businesses still use the same methods as the:
African Nubians-the first jewellery makers
The Yoruba tribe from Nigeria who created Lost Wax Casting.
The Assante Kingdom, intricate gold sculptures.

In the 18th century, Birmingham transformed from a modest market town into an industrial powerhouse, a boom deeply connected to the Transatlantic trade. The British Empire liberally extracted tonnes of African gold to fuel the global trade networks that transformed Birmingham into the "Workshop of the world"

Timings

Thursday 17 September:

14pm

Location & directions

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, 75-79 Vyse Street, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 6HA

Contact on day:

Marcia Dunkley

Telephone number:

+447593894406

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Additional information

Max number of people:

15

Estimated duration:

1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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