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News - May 2011

CTM named 'Favourite Motoring Museum in England'

16/05/2011

We were thrilled to open up our copy of Classic & Sports Car magazine this morning and find that Coventry Transport Museum has been featured as the magazine's 'favourite motoring museum in England' - the editors obviously have impeccable taste! Here's what they had to say: "The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is Britain's most... Read more

5 Minutes With Steve Bagley

13/05/2011

With just three weeks to go until the opening of our Summer exhibition Coming Of Age At The Ace Cafe, we dug Head of Collections Steve Bagley out from under the mountain of books, videos and photographs that he has been buried in for the past few months while putting the exhibition together, and sat him down for a quick chat about how it’s... Read more

Ghost Town Gallery 'Highly Commended'

12/05/2011

We are pleased to announce that our Ghost Town gallery has been awarded a 'Highly Commended' award in the 'Project On A Limited Budget' category in the prestigious Museums + Heritage Awards 2011. Congratulations to Steve and the team who put the gallery together, and our best wishes to the Discover Children's Story Centre who took the top prize... Read more

Lots of Fantastic Events Now Available For Booking

02/05/2011

We have recently announced a number of special, ticketed events, for which tickets are now available to purchase. Tickets for all these events are limited so do book as soon as you are able, to avoid disappointment - click on the event titles to find out more and book your tickets: The World's Most Travelled Harley Davidson Thursday 12 May An... 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.