Training, Education

The Behind the Scenes course will be delivered by Craig O’Donnell, Assay Office Curator and Sally Hoban, Heritage and Training Officer.  Michael Allchin, Chief Executive and Assay Master, said: ‘We have developed this new course to extend our current education programmes and to continue to open up our collection to new audiences. There is no better way to learn about the history of styles and materials in the decorative arts than by actually handling and examining pieces, and…

The Assay Office held its most recent small groups public silver visits on Tuesday December 6th. These visits give members of the public a rare opportunity to see inside the Assay Office, view our silver collection and library and hear about our history.

   Saturday 23 June 2012, 10am - 4.00pm. Lecture Room 1, First Floor, Arts Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT Fee: £36 (refreshments and lunch provided) This is the first Birmingham Assay Office and Centre for West Midlands History, University of Birmingham day school. The Assay Office was formed in 1773 as a result of a successful campaign led by Birmingham industrialist, entrepreneur and silversmith Matthew Boulton. It is the largest assay…