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The Mechanical Circus

Roll up! Roll up! It’s showtime! Hove Museum of Creativity proudly presents ten circus-themed automata. The push of a button brings the performers to life in a fusion of whimsical art and robotic engineering. Once inspired, you can get hands-on creative in a playful interactive build zone.

21 September 2024 to 23 February 2025

Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun 10am – 5pm

FREE entry

Hove Museum of Creativity - 19 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AB

The Marvellous Mechanical museum

We had our busiest Easter ever. We had our busiest day ever. It's been phenomenally popular.

Kate Clayton

Learning Manager, Royal Cornwall Museum

The Mechanical Making Space

Visit our headquarters in Hastings, UK.

See automata, purchase kits & merchandise and tinker with mechanisms at our making tables.

Open by appointment on weekdays & selected weekends.

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Permanent Automata Exhibitions

Tim Hunkin's Arcades

London / Southwold UK.

Tim Hunkin’s arcades include some old favourites from CMT’s Covent Garden days – Auto-Frisk, Test Your Nerve and The Chiropodist.

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American Visionary Arts Museum

Baltimore, USA.

45 pieces from the original CMT collection have a permanent home in this wonderful museum

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Discovery World

Wisconsin, USA

CMT have a number of automata on display at Discovery World as part of the exhibition ‘Milwaukee Muscle’. It is packed with devices designed to show visitors how machines work

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Our mission is to promote engineering and creativity through workshops, exhibitions and automata kits.

As a Community Interest Company all profits go toward this valuable work.

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre Learning CIC
Company Number: 14598590

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