MAD News
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New Exhibits coming to MAD
We are currently preparing 3 fantastic new pieces of automata ready for exhibiting. These sculptures were all made by the legendary automata maker, Keith Newstead. We first came to hear about these one-of-a-kind pieces when a private collector contacted us. Over the...
Special Feature – Chris Fossey
The Man Behind All Of MAD's Fantastic ImagesWe first came across Chris in 2013 when he visited our museum as part of a photography group (way back when we were on Sheep Street). His attention to detail and use of bright colours really appealed to us. So much so that...
Father’s Day Discounts 2019
On Sunday 16th June 2019 we will be offering extra big discounts. Get 20% off Dad’s ticket or 10% off a family ticket. This discount is only running on Father’s Day. Please either say the following or show this webpage on your phone to a member of staff at MAD’s...
Plan My School Trip’s MAD Feature
Our Education Officer Katie Madley recently carried out a Q&A interview with the well-known booking website Plan My School Trip. Click here to read it -
New Interactive Gear Wall
What are Gears?Gears rotate together to move part of a machine. They are a fundamentally important mechanism in everyday life, you’ll find them in cars, clocks, kitchen mixers, bikes, vacuum cleaners and many other items. Gears are wheels with teeth that slot...
Nominated for Best Family Attraction
The MAD Museum has been nominated in the prestigious Muddy Stilettos Awards as the Best Family Attraction in Warwickshire. Muddy Stilettos is the biggest lifestyle site for urbane, fun-loving women outside London, now in its 7th year, the Muddy Stilettos Award...
CBBC’s All Over The Place – Filming a MAD Feature
In the early hours of Monday 29th April, we opened up our MAD Museum for an extra special reason. After a couple of months of planning, a film crew and 2 presenters from ‘All Over The Place’ came to film a MAD feature. ‘All Over The Place’ is a very popular...
May Bank Holiday Opening Times 2019
May Bank Holidays On both Monday 6th May and Monday 27th May, The MAD Museum will be open from 10:00am until 5:30pm. Last entry at 4:15pm. May Half Term Opening Times From Saturday 25th May until Sunday 2nd June 2019, we will be open every day from 10:00am...
Stratford Festival of Motoring
Sunday 5th and Bank Holiday Monday 6th May. Over this 2-day festival, there will be an array of fantastic cars and activities for all ages. Stratford will be transformed into an engine-enthusiasts haven. The 2019 Festival of Motoring on May Bank Holiday...
New Construction Kits – Learn about Linkages
Try our NEW Linkages construction kits – brought to you by Timberkits. Timberkits supply our MAD Museum with many different automata building kits (find out more here) but they have recently expanded on their educational range. For some time now we have been offering...
Journalist’s Review of MAD
Recently a journalist called Darren Lawson who runs the blog www.daysoutnow.co.uk came to our MAD Museum with this family. He has started a challenge this year called "Around the UK in 80 Days out" and plans to visit and review the best attractions in the country....
Changing to Summer Opening Times
From Monday 1st April 2019 It is that time of the year again when we switch to our extended opening times. From Monday 1st April until Monday 30th September 2019, The MAD Museum will be open – Monday to Friday – 10:00am until 5:00pm Saturday, Sunday, Bank...
Press Release from Lukas van de Vrande
Dutch artist brings art to Stratford The Dutch artist Lukas van de Vrande brought a piece of art he made to the MAD Museum in Stratford upon Avon. His machine ‘Two Million Years’ is a combination of art & science. Stripes move up and down, back and forth, and when...
Celebrating MAD’s 7th Birthday!
Hip hip hooray! On Saturday 23rd March 2019, our MAD Museum turns 7! Since unbolting our doors in 2012, we’ve relocated to a bigger and better site, exhibited over 300 different weird and wonderful machines and welcomed in over 600,000 visitors. The MAD Museum is a...
New Exhibit – The Juggler
A week after we started displaying a fantastic new rolling ball sculpture by Robert Moore, we were lucky enough to get another mind-boggling creation! Meet The Juggler by David Bowerman. TEMPORARY EXHIBIT - ON DISPLAY UNTIL 28TH MAY 2019 The 'Juggler' is...
New Exhibit – The Infinitram
A few days ago, one of our very favourite artists, Robert Moore brought a brand-new exciting exhibit to display at MAD. Since we first opened our museum in 2012, Robert has exhibited several fantastically whimsical and clever rolling ball machines and ‘Infinitram’ is...
Easter 2019 – Holiday Opening Times
From Saturday 13th April until Sunday 28th April 2019 Throughout the Easter Holidays, we will be extending our opening times. The MAD Museum will be open every day from Saturday 13th April until Sunday 28th April 2019 from 10:00am until 5:30pm. Last entry at...
Mother’s Day Discounts 2019
Mother’s Day Discounts 2019Sunday 31st March 2019 This Mother’s Day, we will be running two heavily-discounted deals. Whether you’re thinking about treating Mum or coming to the museum with your family, these deals will be running all Sunday 31st Sunday, 10am until...