May 21 2009

Matthew Boulton Trail launched

May 21 sees the publication of a new Matthew Boulton trail leaflet featuring a Birmingham city centre walk and a guide to Boulton-related sites and landmarks around the city.

The trail leaflet is available from all Birmingham museums, libraries and tourist information centres and a downloadable version is available online (see the Resources section of this website).

May 14 2009

Matthew Boulton book published by Yale University Press

A handsome new book, Matthew Boulton: Selling what all the World Desires,  has been published by Yale University Press.

Edited by Boulton expert Shena Mason, and with contributions from specialists in various fields, the book accompanies the exhibition of the same name at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (May 30 - Sept 27) and also incorporates the catalogue for the exhibition.

Matthew Boulton: Selling what all the World Desires is available from all of the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery shops, price £35.00.

March 10 2009

Matthew Boulton included in the new Pioneers of the Industrial Revolution postage stamp issue

Matthew Boulton is one of the famous names featured in the Royal Mail's new Pioneers of the Industrial Revolution postage stamp issue.

Boulton and his business partner James Watt appear on the two first class stamps.

The other pioneers featured are Josiah Wedgwood, Richard Arkwright, George Stephenson, Henry Maudslay, James Brindley and John MacAdam.

The stamps will be on sale from March 10 2009.