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Mechanics Alive! in Singapore

September 17, 2025

Jointly presented by the Science Centre Singapore and Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, Mechanics Alive! brings visitors into a world of whimsical automata, brought to life through the clever use of simple…

2025 Exhibitions

August 12, 2025

We currently have four automata exhibitions on show across the UK. Check out our Current Exhibitions page for all the info!

Automata at Hastings Museum

January 29, 2025

Find a trail of six automata from the CMT collection across the ground floor of the wonderful Hastings museum. The exhibits are made by Keith Newstead, Paul Spooner, Lisa Slater,…

The Mechanical Circus in Hove

October 31, 2024

Roll up! Roll up! It’s showtime! Hove Museum of Creativity proudly presents ten circus-themed automata from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre. The push of a button brings the performers to life in…

Gormenghast Castle by Keith Newstead

September 23, 2024

We are delighted to have this magnificent automata made by Keith Newstead at our venue in Hastings. It is based on the Gormenghast trilogy of books by Mervyn Peake and…

Marvellous Mechanical Museum Virtual Tour

June 18, 2024

Click the image above to open a 360-degree tour – this is a small part of our current exhibition at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro, UK. It runs until…

New US touring hub for Mechanics Alive

February 16, 2023

New Cabaret Mechanical Theatre US touring Hub at Explora Science Centre, New Mexico, US. Our history of exhibiting and collaborating with numerous science centres in the US goes back to…

A woman holds up a small child to push a button to operate an automata of a man on a bike wearing yellow jacket. In the foreground another machine features flying birds.

43 Years of Family Friendly Automata Exhibitions

January 11, 2023

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre is an iconic collection of automata, or moving sculpture. These whimsical mechanical artworks illustrate their inner workings at the push of a button or turn of a…

Summer Exhibitions

June 7, 2021

We are delighted to let you know that there are a number of exhibitions featuring automata from the CMT collection open now or coming soon. Cabaret Mechanical Marvels is at…

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