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Pen Museum

The Pen Museum is a in , England, covering the history of Birmingham's steel pen trade. The only museum in the United Kingdom devoted to the history of the pen making industry, the Pen Museum explains how Birmingham became the centre of the world pen trade.
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  • Opening hours:
    Thursday—Saturday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum recording the history of pen making, in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “The Pen Museum”
  • Address: 60 Frederick Street, Birmingham, B1 3HS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arena Birmingham and Argent Centre.

Stadium
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Utilita is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central , England. It is owned by parent company the NEC Group. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK. is situated 1,900 feet south of Pen Museum.

Building
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The is a Grade II* listed building on the corner of Frederick Street and Legge Road in the of , . Designed by J.

Library
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The is a public library in , England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep and . is situated 1,900 feet south of Pen Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewellery Quarter and Brindleyplace.

Suburb
Photo: Brian Clift, CC BY 2.0.
The is an area of central , , in the north-western area of Birmingham City Centre, with a population of 19,000 in a 1.07-square-kilometre area.

Locality
is a large mixed-use canalside development, in the Westside district of , England. It was named after Brindley Place, the name of the street around which it is built.

Locality
The is a district of the city of , England, which was for many years a centre of the world's gun-manufacturing industry, specialising in the production of military firearms and sporting guns.

Pen Museum

Latitude
52.4846° or 52° 29′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.91161° or 1° 54′ 42″ west
Operator
Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association
Open location code
9C4WF3MQ+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 352984514
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q16707756
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In Other Languages

From Russian to Uzbek—“Pen Museum” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Музей стальных перьев”
  • Uzbek: “Po‘lat mo‘yqalamlar muzeyi”
  • Uzbek: “Qalam muzeyi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Works and J.W. Evans & Son.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pen Museum”. Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.