The MAD Museum

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The MAD (Mechanical Art & Design) Museum is the UK’s only permanent exhibitions dedicated to mechanical art. This interactive museum is located in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon and houses interactive examples of interactive art such as kinetic arts and automata.
Students can explore quirky invention displays that cleverly blend creativity with physics. School groups receive a brief introduction from a staff member and have access to activity packs, exclusive access time, and optional workshops like automata-building, sketching, or photography.
Subject Focuses
- Science & Physics: Mechanics, motion, energy transfer
- Design & Technology: Automata mechanisms, user-centred design
- Art & Creative Media: Sketching exhibits, photography-based observation
- Mathematics: Patterns, symmetry, measurement, ratios
This add-on is available as part of package tour with Adaptable Travel. Note, we do not offer daytrips.
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