April Newsletter
Mechanical Easter Egg Hunt
Throughout the Easter Holiday (Saturday 19th March – Monday 4th April 2016) , The MAD Museum is holding a Mechanical Easter Egg Hunt. This competition will have a typically MAD twist; you’ll need to press buttons, turn handles and look in and around all the exhibits...
Winner of the Automata Design Competition
Over February Half Term (Saturday 13th – Monday 22nd February 2016), we ran an Automata Design Competition. We asked our visitors to get inspired at the museum, then design their very own piece of automata. Hundreds of people entered and it was fantastic to see the...
Automata Design Competition
February Half Term at The MAD Museum Saturday 13th - Monday 22nd February 2016 The Brief Using inspiration from around The MAD Museum, we want you to design your very own piece of automata. For those who aren’t sure, automata is a (typically wooden) sculpture which...
February Newsletter
December Newsletter
Who is Heath Robinson?
The MAD Museum is currently displaying its first temporary exhibition - The Inventions of Heath Robinson. On view until Sunday 22nd November '15, this exhibition comprises of a special collection of illustrations, posters and books by the iconic British artists, Heath...
October Newsletter
MAD wins at The Coventry & Warwickshire Tourism and Culture Awards 2015
The MAD Museum wins the Bright Ideas Award * originality * inspiration * new thinking * game changing business The glitzy night was organised by the Coventry and Warwickshire chamber of Commerce. 13 prestigious awards and a whole host of respected individuals and...
Winner of the 2015 Summer Design Competition
From Saturday 18th July until Monday 7th September 2015, The MAD Museum held a Summer Design Competition.We asked interested applicants to examine and interact with the museum's MAD Marbles wall, then design a new track part. Over this 7-week competition hundreds of...