# Event Details

- **Event Name**: From Mint to Museum: Craft, Design and the Making of Britain and Ireland's Coinage
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Look behind the scenes of numismatic history from hidden museum stores and historic minting tools, to the designers who shaped modern coin design.

This event draws together two complementary presentations, offering audiences a rare opportunity to get behind the scenes of numismatic history.

The first part of the event provides an insider’s view of the Royal Mint Museum and its vital role in preserving and interpreting Britain’s numismatic heritage. Drawing on twelve years of practical experience at the Museum, Susan Sandford examines how the museum store operates not only as a physical archive but also as a space for storytelling.

The event then turns to the transformative period of the 1920s and 1930s, when British and international coin design was dominated by two remarkable figures: George Kruger Gray and Percy Metcalfe. Through illustrated examples, David Rowe explores how their work came to shape coinage not only in Britain and Ireland but across the world.

The day will finish with a 30 minute curator-led tour of the medals in the History Galleries from 16:00 to 16:30. 

Please note, this is a free event taking place in the Belfast Room at Ulster Museum.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/from-mint-to-museum-craft-design-and-the-making-of-britain-and-irelands-coinage/200029743533840
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.ulstermuseum.org/whats-on/mint-museum-craft-design-and-making-britain-and-irelands-coinage?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=belfast-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Belfast
- **state**: NI
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Ulster Museum, Belfast
- **lat**: 54.582488123879
- **long**: -5.9354068786794
- **full address**: Ulster Museum, Belfast, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Ulster Museum, Belfast (https://allevents.in/org/ulster-museum-belfast/23290300)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Ulster Museum, Belfast, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ulster Museum, Belfast
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about From Mint to Museum: Craft, Design and the Making of Britain and Ireland's Coinage ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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