Nov
23
11:00 AM11:00
James Watt Bicentenary Tree Planting
Join in and help the Birmingham Trees for Life Team as they plant trees in Handsworth Park.
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Oct
30
10:00 AM10:00
Smethwick Engine Steaming Day
The Smethwick engine is the oldest steam engine in the world.
See it in action.
Oct
29
1:00 PM13:00
Watt Can We Copy?
An exciting make and take activity for creative geniuses inspired by James Watt’s copying inventions.
Oct
26
1:00 PM13:00
3D Workshop
An interactive drop-in session with live demos of 3D scanning and 3D printing. Get yourself 3D scanned and maybe even get a mini-3D selfie made!
Sep
15
1:00 PM13:00
Watt Make and Take
Come to Soho House and create lunar pastels. Find out more about Watt’s friendships with other Lunar Society members.
Aug
29
1:00 PM13:00
Lunar Inventions
Come and design incredible inventions inspired by the life of James Watt, his Lunar Society friends and the Summer Reading Challenge which celebrates the moon landings 50 years ago.
Aug
25
to Aug 26
Waterworks Museum Hereford
On Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August, the Waterworks Museum will celebrate the life and work of the great inventor and steam pioneer James Watt.
Aug
25
to Aug 26
Papplewick Pumping Station
Come and see two ornate James Watt & Co beam engines in steam and take the opportunity to see the pumping station’s brick vaulted underground reservoir. Sun 25 Aug and Mon 26 Aug.
Aug
25
to Aug 26
Claymills Pumping Station
On Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August, Claymills Pumping Station will be firing up the Lancashire boilers. Come and see 3 giant beam engines, each 5 storeys high, in action.
Aug
24
to Aug 26
James Watt Weekend
Come to Thinktank and find out about some of James Watt's inventions. Take part in our interactive science show and hands on activities to discover his legacy.
Aug
7
12:00 PM12:00
Imagination playground
Come along to Soho House and be inspired by James Watt. Imagine, think and build big structures in the garden with mega blocks of Imagination Playground
Aug
3
to Aug 4
Etruria Industrial Museum: Steaming Weekend
This weekend the 1820 Boulton and Watt rotative engine will be in steam, still driving the machinery for which it was installed in 1857.
Jul
31
12:00 PM12:00
Crazy science and garden picnic
Come along to Soho House and take part in some hands on Crazy Science inspired by James Watt’s experiments. Bring a picnic and relax in the garden afterwards.
Jul
24
10:00 AM10:00
Smethwick Engine Steaming Day
The Smethwick engine is the oldest steam engine in the world.
See it in action.
Jul
23
1:00 PM13:00
Watt the World Needs Now.....
Be ingenious, imaginative and inspired and create the next ‘must have’ invention.
Jul
6
12:30 PM12:30
James Watt Family Lego Sessions
Come along every weekend in July for a James Watt themed family Lego session at Thinktank. Sessions are 45 minutes and start at 12.30 1.30 or 3.30.
Jun
29
11:00 AM11:00
Watt about the JQ
Explore Science and Inventions on the site where James Watt lived over 200 years ago.
May
29
10:00 AM10:00
Smethwick Engine Steaming Day
The Smethwick engine is the oldest steam engine in the world.
See it in action.
May
28
10:00 AM10:00
Kaleidoscope colours
James Watt was the proud owner of a Brewster kaleidoscope. Be inspired by the Divine Beauty of the windows in Birmingham Cathedral and create your own colourful kaleidoscopic artwork.
May
27
11:00 AM11:00
Watt 2019; Soho Steam Fair
Soho Steam Day celebrates the great inventor and steam pioneer James Watt with model steam engines and miniature model railway.
May
25
to May 27
Crofton Beam Engines; James Watt celebration
Crofton Pumping Station in Wiltshire is celebrating James Watt on the late May bank holiday weekend with a steam event and science fair and talks about James Watt (Sat 25 to Mon 27 May).
May
18
2:30 PM14:30
Watt Make and Take
Be inspired by James Watt and his friends in the Lunar Society. Come and create your very own pastel drawing of the moon.
Apr
18
1:00 PM13:00
Casting Creations
Take inspiration from the plaster pictures created by engineer and inventor James Watt and make your own plaster portrait.
Apr
17
10:00 AM10:00
Smethwick Engine Steaming Day
The Smethwick engine is the oldest steam engine in the world.
See it in action.
Apr
5
6:00 PM18:00
Watt inventions
Be inspired by James Watt’s ingenuity and create your very own work of genius. Who knows, maybe your inventions will end up changing the world too!