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News - 2010

Test driving the Alvis

17/12/2010

Here's a treat for you - this week our very own Chris van Schaardenburgh took the Museum's 1965 Alvis TE21 out for a test drive around Coventry, and took film crew Steve and Craig with him for the ride - and here are the results: Read more

Introduction to Robotics Course for Children

06/12/2010

January 2011 In January local company Stretching Minds will be running an exciting Robotics course for children at the Museum, using the latest LEGO® MINDSTORMS ® technology. The course, which is suitable for children aged 8 to 14, runs for four consecutive Saturdays, starting on 15 January 2011. Children will work in pairs and will... Read more

Famous Coventry Faces add their memories

02/12/2010

Yesterday we had a fantastic afternoon over at BBC Coventry & Warwickshire's IT centre, where we were joined by a whole host of well known Coventry faces (and voices!) who were all keen to add their memories of our great City to our new website www.coventrymemories.co.uk. Among the guests who came in out of the snow to warm up with tea and... Read more

Ice Cream New Flavour - We have a Winner!

29/11/2010

A BIG thank you to everyone who entered our Ice Cream competition to create a new flavour in conjuction with Henley Ice Cream, as part of our Summer gallery - Ice Cream Dream Machines. We had over 1,000 entries in total and now we can reveal the winner - Alex Cleall - 7 years old of Radford in Coventry. Alex received a 4 litre tub of his winning... Read more

Don't miss out on the latest from the Coventry Transport Museum

Home of Record Breakers

Coventry Transport Museum is home to the world's two fastest cars.

Marvel at these spectacular feats of British engineering.

Get up close to the two fastest cars in the world, Thrust SSC and Thrust 2.

Bring the curriculum to life!

Coventry Transport Museum's interactive exhibitions make the perfect venue for school visits in Coventry.

We offer a wide range of sessions for school groups, all 'Learning Outside The Classroom' quality assured.

We thoroughly believe there is no such thing as being too old for play!

Get involved in our ever-growing Family Programme around Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

We also have free to loan family activities which are available at the Box Office.