Join Art Historian Christiane Worth for a guided tour of the Jewellery Quarter which highlights the area’s European influences and hidden histories. The Jewellery Quarter is an area of Birmingham rich with history, as it was shaped by migration and the joint ventures of people from all over Europe. This walk will introduce you to the stories of European artists, business owners and photographers who migrated to Birmingham and brought their skills and talents to the city. We will also look at how European influence has shaped the interesting architecture of the Jewellery Quarter. 

This walk will begin outside the Rose Villa Tavern and last approximately 90 minutes. After the walk is finished, you will get the chance to view the ‘Discovering Lisel Haas’ exhibition in the Library of Birmingham, which details the life and works of a European refugee who made Birmingham her home.

How to get there:
The walk’s starting point of the Rose Villa Tavern is a 21 minute walk from New Street Station. You can take the West Midlands Metro to Wolverhampton from the Grand Central stop to the Jewellery Quarter stop and be a 5 minute walk from the starting point. The Jewellery Quarter train station is a 4 minute walk away from the starting point. The 16 bus from Station Street to Hall Street stops a 6 minute walk from the starting point. The 8A Inner Circle and 101 buses stop outside Chamberlain Clock, 1 minute’s walk from the starting point. There is the Jewellery Quarter Multi Storey car park on Vyse Street which is a 2 minute walk from the walk’s starting point.

Organised by Bertz Associates