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We have some terrific objects on display at the Silverstone museum and weโve just added a very special itemโฆ the helmet worn by
@McLarenF1
ace
@LandoNorris
at the 2020 British GP. Six-year-old Eva Muttramโs fab design was chosen by Norris from hundreds of competition entries...
Itโs official! We are OPEN & six-time World
@f1
Champion
@LewisHamilton
has kindly gave us his 2019 championship winning helmet to have on display so be sure to check it out when you come to visit. Thank you to our Royal Patron The Duke of Sussex for also joining us today.
๐ Happy birthday to the legendary Sir Lewis Hamilton!
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 7-time F1 World Champion
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ 8-time British GP winner
๐ Hamilton Straight named after him
๐ธ His race suit, helmet, and 2019 British GP trophy all at the Museum!
Weโre not the only ones celebrating today... huge congratulations to
@LewisHamilton
for setting a new record for the most race wins in
@F1
- an incredible 92! ๐คฉHereโs a flashback to his visit to our museum in March...
Today marks exactly four months since
@LewisHamilton
and the Duke of Sussex officially opened our museum! We're thrilled that we will be reopening on 20 July, so you can all walk in their footsteps and discover why they found The Silverstone Experience so exciting ๐คฉ
Time flies! A week ago we welcomed the Duke of Sussex and
@LewisHamilton
to officially open The Silverstone Experience. Lewis handed over the helmet he wore in the final race of 2019, the Abu Dhabi GP, when he won his 6th World Championship. Come and see it this weekend ๐คฉ ๐ ๐คฉ
Book and visit
@SilverstoneExp
before 7 January 2020 and you could win a tour of the
@MercedesAMGF1
factory! ๐
Purchase your tickets now for the chance to win one of 12 pairs of tickets for an amazing tour of the factory!๐
๐ฃ GIRLS GO FREE THIS OCTOBER
๐ง In a bid to inspire girls and young women to consider careers within the motorsport industry, weโre offering FREE museum admission to all girls aged 18 years and under throughout October.
#GirlsWill
|
#WeWill
Inspire
๐ธ Itโs been a very fun day here
@SilverstoneExp
! Thank you to The Duke of Sussex and six-time
@f1
champion
@LewisHamilton
for joining in on all of the fun!
๐๏ธ๐๏ธWE ARE OPEN! ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ It's a thrilling moment for The Silverstone Experience as we welcome our first official visitors today ๐๐๐
๐ธโ๏ธ The sun is shining and thereโs not a cloud in the sky as the press and guests start to arrive for todayโs official
@SilverstoneExp
opening.
Thereโs a new car on display at the Silverstone museum and itโs causing quite a stir! If youโre not in Sochi and you want to get up close to the 2020
@RacingPointF1
then you know where to come this weekend ๐
Weโre open Thurs-Sun so book now at
What a brilliant morning we've had! It is so exciting to see visitors enjoying the exhibition - especially the
@MercedesAMGF1
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Pre-book your tickets now for on-the-day or future visits ๐
Look what arrived today!๐คฉ
Damon Hill's title challenging racing car, that took victory at the 1994 British Grand Prix, a year after an engine failure had denied him victory at his home race.
If you're visiting us this Easter, this is a must see.
#SilverstoneMuseum
@HillF1
Today
@F1
celebrates the 70th anniversary of its first World Driversโ Championship race, held at Silverstone on 13 May 1950. Weโve delved into our archive to uncover some amazing photos and paperwork from the race
#MuseumWeek2020
Yesterday.. just wow. We canโt get over the amount of support weโve had on our journey from the very initial idea to officially opening the doors yesterday with The Duke of Sussex &
@lewishamilton
. We canโt wait to welcome you all through our doors to show you what weโve created.
We'll be closed to the public tomorrow due to a visit from some VERY special guests! Check back tomorrow morning to see who has enjoyed The Silverstone Experience... ๐
โค๏ธ WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE MUSEUM!
๐ฅฐ What's more romantic than spending a day at the home of British motor racing?!
๐ Tag someone you'd love to spend the day at Silverstone Museum with and be in with a chance to win.
#valentinesday
#valentinesdaycompetition
#silverstone
We are thrilled to have received ยฃ572,000 in funding thanks to the governmentโs
#CultureRecoveryFund
โจ
It means that we can continue to be here for you and
#HereForCulture
๐ Happy birthday to
@MercedesAMGF1
driver, George Russell!
๐ฅ Silverstone winner (2014 F4 Championship)
๐ 2018 Formula 2 Champion
๐ Brazilian Grand Prix winner (2022)
๐ธ George's race overalls are proudly on display in the Museum!
Another car added to our Feb Half Term Display!๐๐
Valtteri Bottasโ Mercedes AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+ will be side by side with Lewis' 2017 championship winning car for 1 week only!!
Book your visit here ๐๐ป
#SilverstoneMuseum
#Formula1
#racing
#motorracing
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Murray Walker. He was a great supporter of the The Silverstone Experience Museum from the start and generously gave his time and wonderful voice to many areas in the exhibition.
#F1Legend
Did you know, itโs 32 years today since Nigel Mansellโs famous Senna Taxi at Silverstone?! ๐ฌ๐ง
๐งก Sennaโs exact troublesome McLaren is proudly on display at the museum for a limited time only as part of our Summer Exhibition. Donโt miss out on this fantastic piece of history!
We are excited to announce the opening date for The Silverstone Experience will be 9 July โ just ahead of the Formula 1 Rolex British Grand Prix 2019. Many thanks go to the
#NationalLotteryHeritageFund
for supporting the restoration of our WW2 Wellington Bomber Hangar
The wait is almost over! We are thrilled to be opening our doors again tomorrow and we have a few surprisesโฆ
New on display is this stunning Lotus 88B/1 from 1981, a car which pushed the limits both technically and politically! (1/2)
We would like to say a massive thank you to every single person who joined us this morning for our official
@SilverstoneExp
opening. Everyone in the room was there because they have supported us in some way whether it be volunteering, loaning parts, donations & many other reasons
3 more cars added to our legends line up for Feb Half Term! ๐๐
The Brawn BGP 001, Red Bull RB10 and Tyrrell 003 will be joining the others on display!!
All legendary cars that have grabbed the hearts of fans all over the world.
Donโt miss out.
#SilverstoneMuseum
#Formula1
We are delighted to have Valentino Rossi's first ever World Championship winning bike on display
Visit to see Rossi's 1997 Aprilia R125 R and helmet from that career defining moment - on display for a limited period so book your visit soon
#MotoGP
#ValentinoRossi
@ValeYellow46
We're thrilled to announce that the Silverstone museum will reopen on 20th July! We have a range of safety measures in place and entry will be by pre-booked timed tickets. Get yours now at ๐
Following yesterday's exciting news that museums can re-open this summer, we're hard at work on our plans. Keep an eye on our feed as we'll be making an announcement next week... ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐
Remembering a legend! One year ago today, we sadly lost Murray Walker, the voice of motorsport. He had such a passion for bringing the sport alive for all who watched it and he is very much missed ๐๏ธ
Hard to believe it was almost a year ago we officially opened - what a year! We now look ahead to 2021 and to re-opening our doors on 20 May. Book now for this summer
#reopen
#Summer2021
Today weโve been thrilled to give Mark Webber a sneak preview ahead of our opening on 9 July. CEO Sally Reynolds showed Mark where his British GP-winning RB6 โ one of our star exhibits โ will go. Thanks for your support
@AussieGrit
Lando said it reminded him of being young and โscribbling awayโ. The colourful creation drew lots of attention in the paddock and now you can come and see it for yourself. Donโt forget weโre open Thursday to Sunday, so pre-book your tickets now at
The runways of RAF Silverstone led to the creation of one of the world's favourite race tracks following WW2. For motorsport fans celebrating
#VEDay75
we checked the logbook entry for 8 May, 1945. While it simply reads 'VE DAY', we did notice there was no entry the following day!
Our wonderful staff and volunteers are missing our visitors, so over the coming weeks they'll be talking about their favourite object. Why not join in and post about what you most enjoyed, or tell us what youโre looking forward to seeing when we re-open?
#MuseumsTogether
#F1
Last week we had a visit from our building contractors
@ShaylorGroup
and got some great photos of the progress with our building. Next year it will be home to The Silverstone Experience!
Today we were pleased to welcome one of our volunteers and the adorable Mason from
@DogsForGoodUK
as part of his training, to make life changing differences for people with disabilities, through the power of excellently trained dogs ๐ถ
Want to know what
@HillF1
@GeorgeRussell63
and
@karunchandhok
think about our brilliant museum? Check out this film from our official opening last Friday. Don't forget we're open daily from 10:00 - 18:00 (last entry 16:00) and you can save up to 20% if you book in advance ๐คฉ๐
Opening tomorrow: The Art of Racing by David Johnson
โIncredible! The details, the colour, the image it creates is amazing. My favourite paintings by far hanging on my wall.โ
Lando Norris
@LandoNorris
@McLarenF1
@formulaart
Itโs Volunteersโ Week and we want to say a huge thank you to the brilliant people who give their time to ensure all visitors to our museum have a fantastic day out.
#VolunteersWeek2021
It's
#VolunteersWeek
and we want to say a huge thank you to the brilliant team who ensure all visitors to the Silverstone museum have a fab time, including our VVIPs!
MARKETING ASSISTANT WANTED
The Marketing Assistant will support the marketing and communications activities of Silverstone Interactive Museum.
For more information, please visit
We are saddened to hear of the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh. President in Chief
@BRDCSilverstone
from 1952 to 1994 and a genuine supporter and fan of British Motorsport.
Only 90mins to go until you can see this
@MercedesAMGF1
beauty at the Silverstone museum as
@C4F1
show their coverage of qualifying for the
#StyrianGP
โ๏ธ tune in at 6.30pm
#f1
All at The Silverstone Experience are saddened to hear that Sir Stirling Moss has died. He was an early supporter of our project and is among the best-loved of our Silverstone legends. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Frank Williams CBE, a true motor racing legend. Both his passion and knowledge for the sport were immeasurable and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with the Williams family and
@WilliamsRacing
Now re-open! ๐ฅณ
Come and discover the stars, stories and science behind British motor racing. Get hands-on in the tech lab and experience the Ultimate Lap in our special effects cinema. Find out more and book your tickets at ๐
#Throwback
to Monday last week when we traveled down to interview the absolutely legendary
#MurrayWalker
๐ฌ
We couldn't be more excited to include his stories in our exhibition as well as some super secret and exciting extras he worked on with us ๐คซ
#GOGOGO
#f1
#commentating
๐ Happy birthday to
@McLarenF1
driver, Lando Norris!
๐ 13 F1 career podiums
๐ฅ Finished 2nd in this year's
#BritishGP
๐ฅ 623 F1 career points
Best of luck at the
#LasVegasGP
this weekend, Lando ๐
๐ฃCalling all
@OfficialBSB
fans ๐ฃ come and see some legendary bikes weโve recently put on display.
Visit us this weekend and youโll get a Boost seeing Niall Mackenzieโs โ98 title-winning Yamaha YZF 750R and the YZR 500 GP with which he competed in several
@MotoGP
rounds in โ91.
The one and only James Hunt is taking his place on
#TSE
Christmas Tree today.
Hunt was as well-known off the track as he was on it, charming the public with his devil-may-care attitude. But he proved he had what it takes when he won the World Driversโ Championship in 1976!๐๐
We are so excited to be opening our doors to visitors again tomorrow! We've put lots of measures in place to make sure you can visit with confidence and have fun. Book your tickets in advance online - even on the day ๐
#museums
#Motorsport
We are very excited to have one of our
#SilverstoneLegends
visiting The Silverstone Experience today. Andy Rouse is a 4 time British Saloon Car Champion and has taken 11 wins here at Silverstone!
#BTCC
We've had a very special visitor today, 102-year-old Liz Zettl, who worked at the 1948 British Grand Prix. Here she is listening to her story in our re-created Silverstone village pub. Cheers, Liz!
Want to know why families love visiting us? Have a read of this brilliant review and then book your tickets! We're open every day throughout the summer holidays... ๐คฉ
๐ To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, we were so pleased to host
@MercedesAMGF1
and a group of local Girl Guides & Brownies at the museum, sharing with them the opportunities available to them in the future within this awesome industry.
#INWED23
We are delighted to present a collection of Barry Sheeneโs racing motorcycles in time for MotoGP. We have a range of Suzuki bikes from the legendary riderโs career, including both of his world championship winning machines.
Thanks to the Sheene family
#motogp
#barrysheene
Need to get out of the heat? Keep it cool at the
#silverstoneexperience
๐
We're open throughout the grand prix weekend and although you won't be able to see any on-track action, you'll certainly hear it... ๐
Book your tickets now!
#BritishGP
#Silverstone
We'll have some amazing world-famous racing cars, exclusive motor racing memorabilia and activities, including:
๐Senna's 1991 McLaren MP4/6
๐Prostโs 1990 British GP winning Ferrari 641
๐Michael Schumacher's debut "7Up" Jordan 191
๐Nigel Mansellโs winning Williams FW14B
Thanks to all the media who visited today for a sneak peek ahead of our opening tomorrow ๐ We've been called 'the experience all car fans will love'
๐ Due to outstanding demand and wonderful feedback, we're delighted to announce that our Girls Go Free offer has been EXTENDED to November 5th!
๐
๐ Taking place in our very own pub exhibit this summer, visitors can try their hand at a copper circuit, or design their own F 1 car. Take a look at this
@GreggsOfficial
-sponsored effort from one of our Museum team, Jack!
Book your tickets today ๐ซ
If youโve seen how good our museum looks as the studio for
@C4F1
then youโll be ready to book tickets to visit from 20 July. On sale now... go, go, go!
We've been delighted to show around some motor sport royalty tonight - and they've all given The Silverstone Experience their seal of approval!
#SilverstoneLegends
We couldnโt make our Christmas Tree without the touring car legend that is
@jasonplato
๐ฆ
He is
@BTCC
โs most successful driver and has accumulated a staggering 97 wins since his debut in 1997.
Now, thereโs a good stat for you!
#KingofBTCC
#TSELegends
๐ค Have you watched the Brawn documentary on Disney+ yet?
๐ Did you know we stock OFFICIAL Brawn GP merchandise in the Shop?
๐ Cement your superfan status today, with 10% OFF in-store purchases until November 27th!
๐ Head to our website for details:
Wet weather forecast for the weekend? Don't stay in and sit on the sofa, come to the new Silverstone museum and sit in a racing car instead! You can even bring your wellies and take a walk on the original Grand Prix track! We're open every day, 10:00-18:00 (last entry 16:00) โ๏ธ
๐ธ - To further celebrate
@SilverstoneUK
70th anniversary, here's some amazing, rarely seen before photographs from the first ever race, the RAC International Grand Prix and the 500cc support race!
#70YearsOfSilverstone
You never know who you'll bump into at The Silverstone Experience! Amongst our visitors today we've had a very special guest - sportscar ace David Brabham. He found one of our treasured exhibits, a race helmet used by his dad Jack, the three-times F1 World Champion
#F1
#TSE
He did it!
@LewisHamilton
secures a record equalling 7th
@F1
world championship ๐คฉ
We canโt wait to re-open so that you can all come and see our fab artefacts from this legend ๐