Matthew Boulton:
the Art of Making Money
2009 sees the bicentenary of the death of Matthew
Boulton with Birmingham institutions offering a season of events to
mark the occasion.
The Art of Making Money explores
Boulton’s contribution to Britain’s industrialisation thought the
coins, medals, and trade tokens he produced from his Soho Mint,
which were by far the most widely distributed images of his era and
utterly essential to the growth of the modern cash economy.
This exhibition will draw on the Barber Institute’s own
collections plus items from the British Museum, Birmingham Assay
Office and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Barber Institute,
Birmingham
8 May 2009 – 15 May 2010
Image: Bronze medal, designed by Peter
Wyon, 1809