Skip to main content

What's On

From family STEAM learning to interactive exhibitions. There's something for everyone.

Family Museum Engineers - Holiday Specials

Join us for opportunities to explore an open-ended play environment...

... that will start off each holiday theme in the best way possible – through PLAY that encourages engineering skills, problem-solving, imagination and, of course, quality family fun!

Click here to book online in advance | £9.21 per family (max. 5ppl including adults & children, babies on arms go free) 

Designed for age 0 - 99 (and older too) 

Family Museum Engineers are play sessions designed for the whole family, providing opportunities to explore an open-ended play environment using unique resources with a STEM* based approach that encourage engineering skills, problem-solving, imagination and of course, quality family fun! Normally, the sessions are linked to themes and objects within our collections. When our Holiday Specials are on, you can expect very playful exploration that will start off the holiday theme in the best way possible – through PLAY. 

 

Have a look below for our differently themed Family Museum Engineers Holiday Specials:

Saturday 19 February half-term | Just Play

Embrace play with our amazingly awesome non-electronic playthings, delve in, imagine, and enjoy time together as a family in our inspiring environment.

 

Saturday 9 April Easter | Playing about with boxes

Join us and play about with boxes of all shapes and sizes and find the perfect one for you to transform into a racing car. We cannot wait to see what you create and construct.

 

Saturday 28 May May half-term | Colourful tracks

We are bringing out all of our tracks and colourful playthings for you to enjoy as we kick-start our May Half-Term theme all about Crazy Colourful Cars.   

 

*Not sure what STEM is? Don’t worry, you don’t really need to know what it is to enjoy and embrace these activities. That’s what are skilled and talented Learning Team are here for. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. This can sound a little scary, especially when you have young children, but STEM based play is important for children to develop skills and knowledge that they will use at school and into their adulthood too. Exposure to any play that encourages children to figure things out, how things work and to be creative is STEM, and as you become more familiar with our sessions, you will quickly realise that STEM is all around us, all the time, and you will have been supporting your children with this already, perhaps without even realising it.

Admission to Coventry Transport Museum is included when booking a family workshop so there are no hidden costs for you on the day.

 

Covid-19 Safety Measures

We want you to feel safe and assured that attending our sessions will enable you to have a fun and engaging experience with your children. Here is what we are doing to ensure this for you: 

  • Sessions are bookable in advance only. This way we can guarantee we are within our capacity for the space whilst delivering to a reduced number of visitors to our play sessions to allow for more space in the area we play in.
  • This measure will remain in place as we stay cautious of Covid infection rates. We will continuously review how the sessions are accessed following on from feedback and consultation with families in the city.
  • We monitor the play space continuously for overcrowding. Visitors are highly encouraged to book in advance to avoid disappointment on the day as we are not able to permit entering the session when the sessions have reached full player capacity.
  • Hand sanitation stations will be available upon entering and exiting from the activities.
  • Hand sanitiser available throughout the session.
  • A member of Learning Team will be facilitating the session, monitoring the safety of the environment, but above all else they will be smiling, happy and relaxed to keep your children happy and relaxed too.
  • All resources and high touch points to be thoroughly cleaned at the end of each session.
  • If you have any concerns or questions prior to booking/attending this session please contact anja@culturecoventry.com (Family Learning Officer).

← Other events

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.

MORE

Schools

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. 

MORE

Family Fun

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.

MORE