FAMILY PRIVATE VIEW AT THINKTANK SCIENCE MUSEUM  “WE MADE IT GALLERY” Wardens, Guardians, Directors, Present and Past Staff and family were all recently invited to a Private View of the NEW  “We Made It Gallery” at Thinktank Science Museum, Birmingham. Anu Manchanda in Treasure Section of the We Made It Gallery at Thinktank Science Museum Birmingham[/caption] ‘Treasure’ focuses on precious possessions made from gemstones and precious metals and, with ou…

CRACKING THE HALLMARK CODE AT THINKTANK Sally says: "We set up our stand by the entrance to the new We Made It Gallery and presented visitors with a challenge. Their first task was to try to pick out by look and touch alone any gold and silver articles in a large pile of costume jewellery. Some people did realise quite quickly that there weren't any precious metal items hidden within the ‘bling’ because none of the pieces were Hallmarked. One young girl was so amazed at the age o…

The Chancellor of the Exchequer toured The Birmingham Assay Office, chatted with staff and discussed the plans for the new Birmingham Assay Office building with Chief Executive Michael Allchin. Watch the video here George Osborne visits The Birmingham Assay Office