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New Museum Guidebook Now On Sale

01/09/2016

Our brand new museum guidebooks are now available to purchase in the museum. This new publication is a fantastic guide to the museum itself, and also gives a beautifully accessible introduction to the story of the Coventry transport industry, complete with stunning photographs of our collection, galleries and rare images from our... Read more

Coventry’s Old Grammar School no longer at risk

22/06/2016

One of Coventry’s oldest and most treasured buildings has finally been taken off an ‘at risk’ list after a £1.5million restoration. In November last year, the Historic England At Risk Register said the 12th century Old Grammar School in Hales Street was in “poor condition” however the register was drawn up... Read more

Fields of Joy, a Mela in Coventry!

15/06/2016

On Sunday 12 June we welcomed our first Mela to Coventry Transport Museum! We had a fantastic selection of items on sale, food which included a live show from MasterChef's very own Rois Ali and an array of performances from the likes of Asian star Navin Kundra. Many of you braved the cold and wet to come along and join in with the... Read more

Going back to our Rootes

06/10/2015

Currently housed in the History Centre at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is the Rootes Photographic Archive. Funding has been awarded by Arts Council England to digitise and preserve the material. This is the first large scale digitisation project that the Herbert has undertaken. Previously any digitisation of material has been carried out... 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.