Enginuity

Coach Road
Coalbrookdale
Telford
Shropshire
TF8 7DQ
England

Website

www.ironbridge.org.uk/our_attractions/enginuity/

E-mail

Visitor Information Centre

tic@ironbridge.org.uk

Telephone

Visitor Information Centre

01952 433 424

All information is drawn or provided by the venues themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Packed with hands-on experiences and interactive exhibits, a visit to this fun-filled science and technology centre is great fun for all ages. Investigate science and discover more about the power of technology at Enginuity.

• Discover how a little ingenuity will empower you to pull a 10 ton locomotive by hand or generate electricity from flowing water
• Look at familiar objects with new eyes using the giant x-ray machine
• Build an earthquake proof tower
• Challenge our robotic arm to test the speed of your reactions
• Sketch out your own ideas in the design zone
• Join in one of our great hands-on school holiday workshops including: Speed, Techno Terrors and Space Race
• Watch amazing interactive shows during most school holiday workshops

Throughout the year there will also be a fun and challenging series of hands on activities and special events for all ages and abilities.

Venue Type:

Museum, Industrial heritage site, Science centre

Opening hours

Seven days a week from 10am until 5pm

Closed: 24 & 25 December and 01 January

Admission charges

Adults £7.85, 60 Plus £6.75 and Children £6.75

Annual Passport Ticket to all ten of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums allowing repeat visits all year- Adult £22.50, 60 Plus £18.25, Children £14.75 and Family £61.50 (2A & 3C)

Discounts

Museums Association
International Council of Museums
English Heritage

Getting there

The Ironbridge Gorge is on the River Severn, 5 miles (8km) south of Telford town centre in Shropshire. Take junction 4 or junction 6 off the M54. Follow brown and white signs to Ironbridge Gorge.

For Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Enginuity and Darby Houses, follow Coalbrookdale Museums.

Collection details

Industry, Science and Technology

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Enginuity at Night

18 May 2013 *on now

As part of Museums at Night, the annual late night festival of arts, culture and heritage, Enginuity in Telford, one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums, is inviting the public to visit the museum free of charge and help international artist Julian Wild create a giant sculpture ‘Making the Connection in the Dark’ from 500 metres of drain pipes on Saturday, 18th May between 12noon and 5pm. The finished sculpture will be revealed for all to see from 6-8pm, when it will miraculously glow in the dark and there will be the opportunity to ask the artist questions.

Julian Wild’s vision is to create a giant glow-in-the-dark sculpture named ‘Making the Connection in the Dark’, inspired by different structures in the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site with the help of members of the local community. Everyone is invited to take part, free of charge, at any time between 12noon and 5pm to help assemble the structure. They can also enjoy free admission to Enginuity all day which will remain open until 8pm on 18th May. Anyone wanting to make their own miniature sculpture, using craft straws, can join in workshops run by the Enginuity Presenters between 6-8pm. Free squash and biscuits will also be available in the evening.