An exciting new phase begins for us as work on our new gallery begins tomorrow the 29th October. As result some of our top floor galleries of the Museum including the Cycle Gallery, Motorcycle Gallery and Motorsports Gallery will remain closed to the public from Thursday 29th October (12noon) until Monday 2nd November 10am.
We regret any inconvenience caused due to the closure.
The new gallery ‘Ghost town? What happened to the Coventry car industry?’ will open in January 2010. Watch this space for more information.
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Wednesday 21 October 2009
1971 Rover P5B
A 1971 Rover P5B has been offered to Coventry Transport Museum. We have accepted the offer and will add the car to our collection early next year.
The car was built in Solihull (the current Land Rover factory) and was bought at a dealership in Coventry. The gentlemen who will donate the car to us has been the only owner and it has always been based in Coventry.
Click here to see photos of the Rover
We have a Rover P4 and Rover P6, so it fills a gap in our collection.
The car was built in Solihull (the current Land Rover factory) and was bought at a dealership in Coventry. The gentlemen who will donate the car to us has been the only owner and it has always been based in Coventry.
Click here to see photos of the Rover
We have a Rover P4 and Rover P6, so it fills a gap in our collection.
Tuesday 20 October 2009
The BIG DRAW 2009
Lots will be happening here at the Museum this October Half Term with the The Big Draw where you can make your mark. We are having a series of master art classes where kids over 12 can work with local artists and learn unique, smart and wacky forms of art. From turning socks into cute kittens, puppies and bears to technical drawings and Japanese manga art, the idea is to keep the kids busy with something exciting and creative. For the under 12s, we will have craft activities such as ceramic and fabric painting and spare part arts.
Our Highlights Tours will be on throughout the week along with a number of hands-on activities, where you can discover about Coventry's past.
Spaces at the master class sessions are limited, so do hurry to book your place. Further information about the October Half Term events is available here
Our Highlights Tours will be on throughout the week along with a number of hands-on activities, where you can discover about Coventry's past.
Spaces at the master class sessions are limited, so do hurry to book your place. Further information about the October Half Term events is available here
Friday 16 October 2009
New Gallery
We are clearing out the Icons gallery to make room for the new 80’s, 90’s and today gallery. This will open early in the new year, the building of it has to be finished before Christmas though. Basically we have cleared the ‘row of old cars’ in front of the ‘old café area’ and the icons area and temporary moved these cars into store or into the current 80’s 90’s and today gallery (next to the offices).
Most of the cars have been removed and we are currently removing the ramps and other equipment.
Most of the cars have been removed and we are currently removing the ramps and other equipment.
Tuesday 13 October 2009
1950's Police Box
Our police box was positioned on the corner of Humber Road and Binley Road in Coventry. It was donated to the museum in January 2008 by a resident of Lower Stoke in Coventry. The police box was acquired by the donor’s father in 1970 and used as a garden shed.
It is a wooden police box as apposed to the concrete Tardis-style concrete boxes. Different police services around the country used different (local) designs. This is a Coventry box that would have been used in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
View some images of the Police Box as it was found here
When we received this police box it was in a rather poor condition although many of the original features were still there (like the blue police light on the roof). Due to other commitments we had to look for partners to help us restore it. Luckily we were able to start the initial restoration with help of the local probation service.
After inspection it was found that additional restoration was needed to bring this historic police box up to display standard, so the local city college was contacted to see if they could help us. The college’s wood working department was very keen to help and work should start in the next few weeks. With added information from the restored police box at Avoncroft museum we are hopeful that we can resurrect this Coventry police box.
When the restored item returns to the museum, it will go on display at Coventry Transport Museum.
It is a wooden police box as apposed to the concrete Tardis-style concrete boxes. Different police services around the country used different (local) designs. This is a Coventry box that would have been used in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
View some images of the Police Box as it was found here
When we received this police box it was in a rather poor condition although many of the original features were still there (like the blue police light on the roof). Due to other commitments we had to look for partners to help us restore it. Luckily we were able to start the initial restoration with help of the local probation service.
After inspection it was found that additional restoration was needed to bring this historic police box up to display standard, so the local city college was contacted to see if they could help us. The college’s wood working department was very keen to help and work should start in the next few weeks. With added information from the restored police box at Avoncroft museum we are hopeful that we can resurrect this Coventry police box.
When the restored item returns to the museum, it will go on display at Coventry Transport Museum.
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