Press Archives - The Mechanical Art & Design Museum https://themadmuseum.co.uk/category/press/ The Mechanical Art & Design Museum Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:54:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Press Archives - The Mechanical Art & Design Museum https://themadmuseum.co.uk/category/press/ 32 32 Filming at MAD https://themadmuseum.co.uk/filming-at-mad/ Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:59:28 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=6115 The post Filming at MAD appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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On Thursday 19th December the team from Stratford Live TV will be popping in to film inside our MAD Museum. They will be interviewing our museum’s founder, Richard Simmons, we’ve got some exciting news to share so stay tuned! This news feature will be available from their Facebook page in the new year and from MAD’s Facebook page shortly after.

https://www.facebook.com/stratfordlifeTV/

 

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]]> MAD’S Telephone Box https://themadmuseum.co.uk/mads-telephone-box/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:50:36 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=6121 The post MAD’S Telephone Box appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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The team at MAD has been working on something pretty exciting and we would finally like to tell you about it–

We recently purchased an old red telephone box on Henley Street in Stratford upon Avon. It’s located on the opposite end of the street to our MAD Museum, near Windsor Street. For sometime we have been racking our brains trying to think about what we could do with this exciting iconic British symbol.

We decided to talk to one of our absolute favourite resident artists, Pascal Bettex and commission him to create an exciting moving sculpture to be contained inside the red telephone box. We asked him to produce a machine which embodies the best of MAD and Stratford – a brilliant mix of historical acclaim and forward- thinking inventiveness.

Pascal is currently working on building the mesmerising new moving sculpture and the telephone box installation will take place in January 2020. Watch this space!

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]]> New 2019/20 Educational Programme https://themadmuseum.co.uk/new-2019-20-educational-programme/ Sun, 20 Oct 2019 10:37:43 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=5981 The post New 2019/20 Educational Programme appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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Educational Package 2019/20

From 1st October 2019 The MAD Museum launched its new educational programme. To find out more about why we changed, please click here.

The MAD Museum is fully accessible & highly supportive of SEN requirements. We are the UK’s only centre for mechanical art, Warwickshire’s top museum & one of the best educational venues for hands-on learning.

MAD now offers:
  • Even more interactivity
  • Free KS1, KS2 and KS3 Teaching Resources
  • Free KS1, KS2 and KS3 Pupil Activity Packs
  • Linkages Automata Kits
  • Cam Automata Kits
  • Marble Run Construction Kits
  • Free Teacher Recce Visits
  • Lunchtime Solutions
  • Discounted Joint Tickets with Stratford Butterfly Farm and Shakespeare’s Schoolroom & Guildhall

A Quick Snapshot of MAD’s Educational Prices

Learners aged 5-16yrs                     £5.00

Learners aged 16yrs+                     £6.00

1 adult per 10 learners                    Free

Extra adults                                       £6.00

To find out about our joint discounts with Stratford Butterfly Farm and Shakespeare’s Schoolroom & Guildhall, click here.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PAGE

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]]> New Marble Run – Stephen Jendro https://themadmuseum.co.uk/new-marble-run-stephen-jendro/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:07:56 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=5954 The post New Marble Run – Stephen Jendro appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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Empower

This incredible piece has just arrived at our MAD Museum.  “Empower” was designed and built early in 2017 by Stephen Jendro for the Microsoft Employees Art Show. It features an abstraction of the Microsoft logo in the base, and Microsoft colours in the four corners. The piece also won the Jurors award from several hundred world-wide and international entries.

Motorized ring lift rolling ball sculpture with 1″ marbles. 27″H x 36″W x 11″D – Stainless steel sculpture. Signed, dated and numbered. ~15 – 1″ blue/red/green/yellow glass marbles. With an Aboriginal dot painted panel and four corner painted design elements.

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]]> New exhibit – Mechanical Poppies https://themadmuseum.co.uk/new-exhibit-mechanical-poppies/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:53:32 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=5944 The post New exhibit – Mechanical Poppies appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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This month we will start displaying a fascinating piece which was designed and installed by John Marsden.

Originally made for an exhibition of Loughborough Grammar school, this memorial installation was on display at the school in 2018 to mark the anniversary of the end of World War 1. The piece was inspired by the famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’.

In order to see the poppies open, you will need to get your thinking hats on! Crack the code by using a combination of the supplied World War One map, calculator and daily “base code”. Get it right and you will be rewarded with the poppies coming to life.

Come and have a look at it for yourself.

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]]> MAD Mention in Bent Magazine https://themadmuseum.co.uk/mad-mention-in-bent-magazine/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:34:35 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=5816 The post MAD Mention in Bent Magazine appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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In August we had a press visit from freelance journalist Adrian Gillan for Bent Magazine. Bent Magazine is a top national online gay magazine. He was writing a travel feature about Stratford upon Avon and wanted to include our MAD Museum.

Here is what Adrian kindly said about MAD:

 

“Fancy a few things absolutely – arguably well-nigh refreshingly – unconnected with Shakespeare? The MAD (Mechanical Art and Design) Museum is a fun, quirky and unique attraction, slap bang in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, housing around 60 interactive mechanical contraptions. Perfect for kids of all ages, including the adult kind, especially if you like art, design, science and/or engineering! Rolling ball machines, interactive light walls, 3D faces, giant rocking birds and so much more! Friendly staff!

Adrian Gillan

Freelance Journalist

Read Adrian’s full article here

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]]> Changes to our Educational Discounts – 2019/20 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/changes-to-our-educational-discounts-2019-20/ Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:23:17 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=5781 The post Changes to our Educational Discounts – 2019/20 appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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From 1st October 2019 The MAD Museum is increasing its educational prices. These discounts have not been changed in over 7 years and since they were first put in place, we have made the following improvements to the museum and to our educational services:

  1. We opened an interactive room in The MAD Museum with a large marble run wall and other STEAM-appropriate hands-on activities.
  2. We have increased the number of exhibits by 18% meaning there’s now even more to see and interact with.
  3. We have tailored KS1, KS2 and KS4 activity packs which specifically coincide with what is offered at MAD and what is part of the National Curriculum.
  4.  We now offer Cam automata kits and Linkages automata kits at a discount to schools. These fun yet educational classroom activities support the STEAM subjects and come with worksheets for teachers and pupils, straight-forward instructions and lesson plan videos.
  5. We have improved the sensory and tactile aspects of The MAD Museum meaning the museum’s environment provides a more multi-sensory experience, as well as being more enjoyable and beneficial for SEN groups.
  6. Teacher resources packs for KS1-KS4 years groups are now available. These help teachers with lesson planning and also support teachers before, during and after group visits to our museum.

We feel our new educational packages justify this new price increase. As an independent family run business, we try to keep our prices reasonable and fair. Occasionally we do need to make changes. We are sorry if this causes you any problems.

Please contact Katie Madley if you have any questions or issues you wish to discuss.

 

New Prices from 01/10/19
All students (Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Higher Educational) –   £5.00 per head
Free teachers:  1 free per 10 students.
Extra adults:  £6.00 (actually reduced from £6.24)
Cam and Linkages automata kits:  £4.00 per kit
Printed KS1-KS3 activity packs:  £0.50 per pack
Electronic KS1-KS3 activity packs:  Free (no change here)
Teacher resources packs:  Now free (were £2.00 before)
Marble machine kits:  Range from £6.00 to £30.00 (no change here)

Joint tickets with Stratford Butterfly Farm and Shakespeare’s Schoolroom & Guildhall – we will also be changing these joint prices accordingly. These changes will be announced from 1st October 2019 on our website.

 

Find out more by looking at our Educational page and at the packs attached. The new information packs and details will be listed on this webpage from 1st October 2019.

Any educational visits booked and/or enquired about before 1st October 2019 will be honoured with the old educational prices.

All bookings and/or enquiries made after 1st October 2019 will be assigned the new prices.

 

Kind regards,
Katie Madley
Education Officer at The MAD Museum

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]]> New Art From Steve Sherwin https://themadmuseum.co.uk/new-art-from-steve-sherwin/ Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:28:45 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=5699 The post New Art From Steve Sherwin appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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We have just started displaying a brand new, brilliant piece from one of our top resident artists – Steve Sherwin.

If you’ve been to our MAD Museum recently, you would have seen his ‘Celerity Eric’, ‘Autumnmotion’ and ‘Mech Ball’.

Sherwin produces intricate, incredibly clever and beautiful pieces of mechanical art, lighting sculptures and robots. To find out more about Steve Sherwin, please click here or go to his website at – www.stevesherwinmechanicalart.com/

This new piece from Sherwin is called ‘The Mechanical Snake’ and is made with aluminium and wood. The gears slowly move together giving the illusion of a slippery, travelling snake.

Come and see it for yourself

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]]> We’ve reached 1,000 Excellent Reviews on Trip Advisor https://themadmuseum.co.uk/weve-reached-1000-excellent-reviews-on-trip-advisor/ Tue, 06 Aug 2019 09:26:43 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=5692 The post We’ve reached 1,000 Excellent Reviews on Trip Advisor appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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Thank you very much!

We have hit the 1,000 mark and would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has visited and taken the time to leave us some feedback. We always read your comments and try to reply to each one. Thank you for all your kind words about our museum – your support really helps independent businesses just like MAD!

 

See for yourself

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]]> Top 5 places to visit this Summer in Stratford upon Avon https://themadmuseum.co.uk/top-5-places-to-visit-this-summer-in-stratford-upon-avon/ Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:55:54 +0000 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/?p=5679 The post Top 5 places to visit this Summer in Stratford upon Avon appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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We are proud to be included in Stratford Buzz’s top 5 places to visit, read the full article here –

Stratford Buzz

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