Claire Potter, a freelance writer for the Guardian recently visited our MAD Museum. Click here to read her piece (and to see Richard’s reply at the bottom)

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Due to popular demand, The MAD Museum is now offering Gift Tickets. These can be purchased from the reception desk at MAD or from the comfort of your living room.
Whether you are trying to buy a present for the man who has everything or on the hunt of a Christmas present for the whole family that’s under £20, The MAD Museum is now selling an exciting experience day-out with a difference.

Available to buy:

Adult   £6.80.
Concession/ Student   £5.50
Child (6-12yrs)   £4.50
Family   £19.00
(a child aged 5 years and under is free)

– Simply tell us what tickets you want and how many of each and we will take care of the rest.
(please check the T&Cs at the bottom of this page)

Buy online:

Visit our new online shop, all gift tickets come with free shipping.

Buy in store:

Speak to a member of staff on reception. Pay via card or cash and take your gift voucher away with you.

Buy at home:

Download this Gift Voucher Form and either post, fax or email it back to us. We will then email you an order confirmation and an email receipt and summary once your payment has been processed.

POST: The MAD Museum’s Office, 2 Alpha House, Farmer Ward Road, Kenilworth, Warks. CV8 2ED
FAX: 01926 858 050
EMAIL: info@themadmuseum.co.uk

You can also CALL the museum between 10:30am – 5:00pm, 7 days a week to buy over the phone. You can then come a collect your ticket from MAD or we can post it to you (free of charge).
Tel: 01789 269 356

 Terms and Conditions:

This voucher cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts. It can only be used for admission to The MAD Museum, not in the gift shop. A family ticket comprises of 2 adults and 2 children (6-12yrs). This voucher cannot be exchanged for cash or change given. Refunds are not permitted. This voucher is transferable but subject to prior approval by The MAD Museum. Expires January 2018.

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With the help of TPC’s Head of Marketing and Communication Grégoire Montangero, the two men worked non-stop to raise the necessary sponsorship required to get the project off the ground.The results were nothing short of breathtaking, for all the pictures please check out our page: facebook.com/themadmuseum.

“Le Chablais Scope” will embark on numerous adventures over the coming years as it travels from place to place in order that people can appreciate the glorious work of Pascal and also help celebrate the anniversary of the railway company.

The official exhibit facebook page can be visited here: www.facebook.com/chablais.scope . Pascal’s own page is available here: www.facebook.com/pascal.bettex

Pascal currently has three wonderful exhibits on display at The MAD Museum so please do pop along for an opportunity to see some of his incredible kinetic artwork in the flesh

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Thanks for your help and sorry if this causes you any inconvenience.

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Richard Simmons – Founder

The MAD (Mechanical Art & Design) Museum has been a lifelong dream for founder, Richard Simmons who first had the idea for a mechanical museum over 20 years ago.

Having spotted a great venue in Stratford upon Avon he hoped that a completely unique and exciting attraction full of show stopping pieces of kinetic art and automata would be just what the town needed!

Being a local business entrepreneur, Richard wanted to create a team around him which would fully understand his own interests but also his sense of warmth and family culture. Mentioned below is a little bit about the team at MAD and their roles…

Iain Simmons – Manager

Richard’s son, Iain takes care of MAD Museum business at the office. His behind the scenes duties include being the main port of call for all the current and future MAD contributors and he also handles all the finances and administrative responsibilities. A couple of times he has even been thrown into the limelight to appear on local and national radio.

Iain graduated at Sheffield University and went on to become a qualified Chartered Accountant.  He is now married to Leanne and has two lovely children, Toby and Millie.

Mike Abbotts – Manager

Mike Abbots is Richard Simmon’s nephew. He is the on-site manager in charge of the day-to-day operations of the museum and the smooth running of all the exhibits. His enthusiasm for maintenance, fine-tuning and being around mechanical wonders is what makes him tick – much to the envy of many, who think he has the best job in the world!

Mike is also our graphic designer, his degree in Graphics and Animation has been invaluable in creating our various adverts and posters, plus our website and online shop!  Mike has even stepped in as a MAD Museum tour guide a couple of times too!

Libby Thompson – Front of House

The Front of House business falls to Libby Thompson. Libby is a mother of two and was originally offered the job by Richard Simmons in a queue at the bank! She has been with the company since day one and her friendly hospitality, switched-on practicality and bubbly character makes her a hit with all our customers.

As well as keeping the front of house in tip top condition and looking after reception and general administration tasks, Libby also manages the museum’s very popular and quirky gift shop. She also coordinates the various weird and wonderful events held at The MAD Museum and the training of new members of staff.  Libby is highly committed to making sure everyone who enters The MAD Museum, leaves happy (and she’s great with all the kids, even when the museum is at its busiest!)

Angela Gallacher – Head of Press & Marketing

Angela is responsible for all press and marketing at the museum. As well as juggling a number of Richard’s other projects, she is the main force behind developing brand awareness and spreading the word about The MAD Museum to as many people as possible across the UK and beyond.

Her responsibilities include overseeing all marketing strategy and literature, online information, press releases, engaging with potential customers at exhibition shows and forming relationships with schools, tour operators, group organisers and local businesses. She also approves all artwork, letters and media coverage.

Katie Wilson – Marketing Executive

Katie works alongside Angela in the Marketing department.  Katie’s main role at The MAD Museum is to coordinate school and group bookings and to see that all the details and requirements are attended to. She also ensures the museum shop is kept fully stocked with exciting new products!

Katie arranges editorial pieces and adverts in various national and regional publications and also promotes the museum at exhibitions for the public and trade. She keeps in touch with the artists, schools, the press and local businesses and accommodation, ensuring everyone is updated and informed about what is happening at The MAD Museum.  She also updates the museum’s Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Trip Advisor pages and makes sure we are fully represented on relevant tourism websites. Katie has also been known to step in as The MAD Museum resident photographer too sometimes!

Curtis Allen – MAD Scientist

As school, group and event bookings are a regular occurrence at the museum, a good tour guide is essential! This is where Curtis comes in. Whatever the age, our steampunk-inspired MAD Scientist, Curtis, is great with all our visitors and is highly knowledgeable about the museum’s exhibits.

Curtis Allen performs a variety of roles for us; another including walking around Stratford upon Avon town centre on his stilts giving out leaflets, telling people about the museum and encouraging them to visit. His illustration skills also helped us achieve our MAD Scientist cartoon character, which we regularly use in our adverts and on posters.

As well as all this he is a DJ – Stilt walking – Heath Care Assistant and a graphic illustrator who presents science workshops and has a love of loud rock music and Kung Fu films. An interesting man indeed!

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(Mike and Iain are holding the other 5 bags!)

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