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4D Land Speed Record Simulator reopens in February

30/01/2023

Experience the exhilaration of Thrust SSC's supersonic drive as our 4D Land Speed Record Simulator reopens for the first time since 2020. Read more

Thrust SSC team members visit Coventry for 25th anniversary

12/10/2022

On Saturday 24 September, members of the Thrust SSC team visited Coventry ahead of the 25th anniversary of its record-breaking drive on 15 October. The team behind the land-speed record – considered one of the greatest feats of engineering of the last century – have been in Coventry to look ahead to a major anniversary for the... Read more

Go Behind the Scenes in our new gallery space

04/10/2022

Rarely seen treasures from the Coventry Transport Museum collection are now on display for the first time in years in Behind the Scenes: Wheels and Workers. Read more

From Norwich to Nairobi: Queen Elizabeth II & Coventry cars

Reflecting on Queen Elizabeth’s connection with Coventry’s motoring history through photographs of royal visits in Coventry cars from the Rootes Group archive Read more

Recreating the Sussex Dwarf by Edwin Knight

Bicycle hobbyist Edwin Knight explains how he researched and recreated Henry John Lawson's 1873-4 Sussex Dwarf safety bicycle. Read more

Culture Coventry shortlisted for Kids in Museums Award

Culture Coventry has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Best Engagement Team... Read more

Thriving Communities: Social Prescribing Showcase

Up to 35 stalls will be showcasing a range of health and wellbeing activities in Coventry and... Read more

Brand-new Women in Motorsport exhibition launches

Cassissi oventry Transport Museum has opened a new interactive exhibition celebrating the inspiring... Read more

CELEBRATE WOMEN OF THE PAST & PRESENT WITH THIS BRAND-NEW EXHIBITION

The thrilling exhibition, ‘Women in Motorsport’ opens at Coventry Transport Museum in... 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.