The Pen Museum
The Pen Museum is a museum recording the history of pen making, in Birmingham. It is run by Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association. 76 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (700 m).
Museum in Birmingham
Inside Birmingham
The Pen Museum is inside Birmingham’s built-up area, with 36 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Birmingham
June to September are the warmest in Birmingham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C.
The Pen Museum
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Birmingham
- Official site
- penmuseum.org.uk
Visit details
- EntryA fee is charged
Its place on the map
On this map, The Pen Museum is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Birmingham’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near The Pen Museum
The biggest base of the 3 is Birmingham (1,121,367 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where The Pen Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | It’s in town | 1,121,367 | 61 |
| Smethwick | 2.5 km west of it | 56,343 | 42 |
| West Bromwich | 4.5 km northwest of it | 103,099 | 38 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Make a day of it near The Pen Museum
5 museums and 3 cathedrals are among the 76 within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery700 m away · 856K visitors a year2
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral900 m away3
CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral900 m away4
MuseumSoho House Museum1.8 km away5
MuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum1.7 km away6
MuseumAston Hall3.1 km away7
CathedralBirmingham Orthodox Cathedral300 m away8
MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Pen Museum, answered
Where is The Pen Museum?
The Pen Museum is in Birmingham, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Pen Museum?
Museum recording the history of pen making, in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Who runs The Pen Museum?
Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association.
When is the best time to visit The Pen Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Birmingham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Pen Museum?
Within 15 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (700 m), St Philip's Cathedral (900 m), St Chad's Cathedral (900 m) and Soho House Museum (1.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- The Pen Museum: Oosoom at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum: Amandachan1106, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral: Original uploader was Oosoom at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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