The Birmingham Assay office is excited to be visiting the Victoria & Albert Museum today.
Sally Hoban (Heritage & Education Officer), Craig O' Donnell (Curator), Marion Wilson (Marketing Director) and Penny Parkes (Marketing Manager) will receive a behind the scenes tour of The Victoria & Albert Museum and learn from their team of experts on how they catalogue and curate their silver collection.
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Victoria and Albert Museum - Silver Gallery[/caption]
The Victoria and Albert Museum recently produced a report on The Birmingham Assay Office's private silver collection which stated that they believe it is of national, if not international significance.
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The Birmingham Assay Office offers public tours of their silver collection visit http://www.theassayoffice.co.uk/silvercollection.html for more information[/caption]
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