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The Pen Museum is located on Frederick Street in the heart of Birmingham’s world-famous Jewellery Quarter, in a former Victorian Pen factory built in 1863, a fabulous Lombardic Italianate red brick building then know as the Albert Works and now known as the Argent Centre and a Grade II* listed building.

Welcome

Find out here what need to know for your visit to the Pen Museum.

We strive to ensure your visit is safe, enjoyable, and inspirational.

Audio Guide

Throughout the Museum there are a range of activities for people of all ages to enjoy including:

Writing with a Quill and Ink – Using our typewriters – Try your hand at calligraphy.

Use graphology to analyse your handwriting – Hear first-hand experiences of pen workers.

3D Interactive Screen get yourself up close to the ‘very small’

QR code trail with soundbites and additional written information.

Plus, opportunity to make your own pen nib using the same machinery once operated by workers in the 19th century. *

Our onsite shop is overflowing with amazing gifts for everyone!”*

*Please note that while we will always endeavour to offer activities as advertised on our website and leaflet, this is subject to change at short notice due to volunteer availability. On the day of visiting, this may mean that we offer you an amended visit. We appreciate your understanding and our commitment to delivering excellent customer service means that you will always receive the best visitor experience possible.

Pen Museum is a Card payment only premises.
Please ensure you bring a card or form of contactless payment with you when you visit our museum. This makes things much simpler and quicker for our front of house team allowing us to spend more time with visitors, and we find that our customers prefer it as it means we can serve them more quickly and enhances our security as well.

Opening Times

Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 11am to 4pm (Last Entry 3pm)

Sunday: 12pm to 4pm (Last Entry 3pm)

Tickets can be booked in advance or ‘Walk Up’ on the day you plan to visit.

Booking tickets to visit

You will be redirected to Art Tickets, our ticketing platform partner.

Art Tickets support services are on hand to speak to visitors needing help using the site:

Call +44 (0) 203 757 9772 or email arttickets@artfund.org

Ticket Prices

Individual

• Adult (with Gift Aid) £9.35
• Adult  (Standard) £8.50
• Concession (Adults 65+) (with Gift Aid) (Inc. Disabled Visitors) £8.25
• Concession (Adults 65+) (Inc. Disabled Visitors) (Standard) £7.50
• Essential Carer £0
• Student (with Gift Aid) £7.15
• Student (Standard) £6.50
• Child (5-15) (with Gift Aid) £4.68
• Child (5-15) (Standard) £4.25
• Child Under Five £0

Family

• Family (1 Adult 3 Children 5-15) (with Gift Aid) £20.90
• Family (1 Adult 3 Children 5-15) (Standard) £19
• Family (2 Adults 2 Children 5-15) (with Gift Aid) £25.08
• Family (2 Adults 2 Children 5-15) (Standard) £22.80
• Please contact us in advance to discuss any access needs.

 

• Group Visits of more than ten visitors please contact the Museum in advance to arrange a visit.

Gift Aid: If you would like to donate and are a UK Taxpayer, choose the option to Gift Aid your ticket purchase from the Art Fund Tickets payment screen when booking online.

To enable Gift Aid ad we must ask for a donation of at least 10% added to ticket price, we will receive an additional 25p for every pound you pay at no extra cost to you. Thank You.

Access Requirements

Online tickets please show your ticket to our front of house volunteers, we do not require the ticket to be printed.

The Museum is broadly physically accessible, we have one step for entry, with flat access through a side gate. There is ramped access between rooms, all rooms are on the ground floor, we have an accessible toilet, and disabled street parking opposite the museum. Being on the ground floor most areas of the Pen Museum are wheelchair accessible.

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