The history, development and regeneration of Birmingham, UK
Museum
Birmingham City Council Museum Collections Centre - Dollman Street
As you would expect, over the years Birmingham City Council has built up some ‘overspill’ from its museums that it needed to put into storage. However, with the closure of the Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry in 1997, considerable storage space was required for a large proportion of its exhibits as only some made [...]
Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry - Newhall Street
One of the single greatest losses to the heritage of Birmingham occurred in 1997 when Birmingham City Council closed the Museum of Science and Industry which occupied part of the former Elkington Silver Electroplating Works in Newhall Street and had operated since 1951.
The Museum was a fascinating Aladdin’s Cave of industrial heritage exhibits crammed into [...]
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