Annual General Meeting 2019
Thank you from everyone present at our AGM for the Talk/presentation by the Lord Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE focusing on his work as Chair of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and what the event might mean/opportunities for the Heritage sector and also his connections with Brandauer given their pen making heritage and his […]
Happy 18th Birthday 2 Us
Bostin’ Creative Arts & Theatre
Bostin' Creative Arts & Theatre After the most successful/manic/so worth it week here is a link to the process of ‘Forewords!’ All thanks to Martin McNally. A huge thanks to the Pen Museum, Four Dwellings Academy and Turves Green Girls School! Give it a watch and let us know what you think. Forewords Project Forewords [...]
Bostin’ Creative “Forewords”
Women of the Pen Trade This year, we at Bostin' Creative were awarded Arts Council funding to work with Turves Green Girls School and Four Dwellings Academy, in partnership with the Birmingham Pen Museum. Together, using the Women of the Birmingham Pen Trade as our artistic stimulus, we have created a promenade piece of Theatre, [...]
Suffrage Exhibition & the Winner Is!
Suffrage Exhibition Prize Giving As reported in the Summer edition of Pentalk, the Penscribes at the Pen Museum mounted an exhibition of calligraphy in the museum entitled “Suffrage”. In the spirit of the subject matter, visitors and volunteers were invited to vote on which piece of work most appealed to them. The slips have now [...]
Bostin’ Creative – Arts & Theatre
The Pen Museum is an ideal place for school and group visits. Whether you’re an adult learner, community group or school you can enjoy guided tours, making and using a range of pens and even dressing up. Schools & Special Groups
West Midlands Volunteer Awards
Young People
World Calligraphy Day 2018
World Calligraphy Day Manuscript Pen Company are celebrating the success of the second World Calligraphy Day across the world. World Calligraphy Day 2018 The renowned pen manufacturer celebrated the popular craft at The Pen Museum, as people put pen to paper both in Birmingham and throughout the globe on the second World Calligraphy Day. There [...]
Suffrage Exhibition
Penscribes, an amateur calligraphy group, invite visitors at the Pen Museum to view the temporary exhibition of calligraphy on the theme of Suffrage to celebrate 100 years since the first women got the vote. In the spirit of the subject matter you are invited to vote on which piece of work appeals to you most. [...]
Birmingham Calligraphy Society
Exhibition The Pen Museum is delighted to host a brand new exhibition in partnership with the Birmingham Calligraphy Society. A total of 9 contributors have come together to present an incredible variety of styles and themes. With Psalms, the Staffordshire Hoard and even a gilded badger to name a few, this colourful exhibition is sure […]