An Adaptable Trade: The Jewellery Quarter at War

The exhibition will explore the effects of the First World War on the jewellery trade and the different ways in which it adapted. Focusing on the stories of local jewellery firms and through the display of artefacts, posters, photographs and personal items, ‘An Adaptable Trade’ tells the history of recruitment of soldiers from the Jewellery Quarter and the changing role of women in the industry.

Suitable for
Any age


Website
www.bmag.org.uk/news?id=317

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//wm000094?id=EVENT473108