Permanent Exhibitions
These 3 venues have CMT exhibits on show all year round. Choose a link below for opening times and more information.
- American Visionary Arts Museum – Baltimore – USA
- Discovery World – Wisconsin – USA
- Automata Museum – Heyri Art Village – South Korea
Touring Exhibitions
Town Hall, St Peter’s Street, St Albans, AL1 3DH
3rd December 2020 – 21st February 2021 Extended until 27th June 2021
An exhibition for all ages, featuring modern automata with intricate mechanisms and humorous scenes. Cabaret Mechanical Marvels celebrates the fascinating world of automata and show-cases exhibits from some the finest contemporary automata makers throughout the United Kingdom.
Fletcher’s House, Park Street, Woodstock, OX20 1SN
25th September – 14th November 2021
Ingenious Contraptions
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, John’s Place, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET
29th May – 29th August 2021
Mechanics Alive! Oct 2019 through 2020
This is the second visit of Cabaret Mechanical Theatre automata to Explora, and there are both new artworks and old favorites included in the collection, which will tour the US as “Mechanics Alive!”
Explora Executive Director Joe Hastings notes that “the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre automata are the epitome of STEAM–Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Each automata is a piece of art, a beautiful mechanism, and a five to ten second haiku. Everyone finds a favorite in the collection, and they just have to share with a friend or family member. I’m a big fan of the “Banana Ripener,” which makes me laugh at my own impatience.”
Explora 1701 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, USA https://www.explora.us/visitor-information/
The Mechanicals
Our popular touring exhibition, The Mechanicals will be in Herstmonceux later this year, and Didcot in 2021
The Observatory Science Centre, Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RN
Didcot Railway Centre , Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
RH Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
24th September 2021 – 17th January 2022
Tim Hunkin’s latest arcade of slot machines Novelty Automation includes some old favourites from CMT’s Covent Garden days – The Frisker, Test Your Nerve and The Chiropodist.
Novelty Automation, 1a Princeton Street, London WC1R 4AX. More of Tim’s machines can be seen in his first arcade on Southwold Pier.
