Nov 2008

Birmingham Assay Office competition in partnership with Birmingham colleges of further education to design commemorative hallmark

March 2009

Launch of ‘Boulton Trail’ featuring key Boulton-related sites and landmarks around Birmingham and the region.

Exhibition at Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (until October)

March 21 2009

Centre for Birmingham & Midland History Annual Conference: Made in (Middle) England: Design, Consumption and the Arts in the Midlands

March 28/9 2009

Women in the 18th Century Midlands (CB&MH conference)

April 2009

Exhibition at Soho House (until end of October)

May 2009

Exhibition - The Art of Making Money - at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham University, January-December 2009.

May 30 2009

Launch of Boulton publication

Exhibition - Matthew Boulton - selling what all the world desires - opens at the Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (May 30th - Sept 27th)

June 2009

BMAG exhibition and events programme continues

July 3-5 2009

Boulton academic conference at the University of Birmingham and the University of Central England

July 4 2009

18th Century concert at Birmingham Cathedral

August 17 2009

Formal commemoration ceremonies including wreath laying at Handsworth Church and Boulton statue on Broad Street

September 2009

Boulton-themed events linked to Heritage Open Weekend and Artsfest

October 2009

Black history month related activities

October half-term holiday events

November 2009

Birmingham History Day – Boulton theme in 2009

December 2009

Boulton Christmas event at Soho House