The museum is the life-long vision of Coventry Music Historian and Journalist Pete Chambers and his wife Julie. Pete and Julie quite happily give up four days of their week, to work for free, to promote Coventry and Warwickshire music. It’s already bringing visitors to the area from the West Midlands, all over Britain and the world (58 countries as at Easter 2016), and of course Coventry and Warwickshire!
The museum is NOT a 2-Tone museum, although 2-Tone is their unique selling point, 55% of the museum is dedicated to non-ska related displays, that look at the music from Coventry, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Bedworth even touching on Birmingham in places.
They are a small but perfectly formed museum, with a big heart, and the feedback so far has been excellent, they hope to keep it that way. There’s lots to see and to do, including activities to interest and delight younger visitors, and a studio in which visitors can try their hand (and ears) at composing and music-making. Pete, Julie and the volunteers are always happy to engage in conversation, but they are totally at ease with some guests who want to be left alone throughout their visit. It’s your visit, so you play it how YOU want.
They are happy for you to take photos in moderations (they like to leave a little mystery to other potential visitors). Video can only be taken with permission of the staff on duty.
