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List of computer museums

List of computer museums is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of computer museums rather than just read about it. In short: A computer museum is devoted to the study of historic computer hardware and software, where a “museum” is a “permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates, and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and enjoyment”, as defined by the Internatio…

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A computer museum is devoted to the study of historic computer hardware and software, where a “museum” is a “permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates, and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and enjoyment”, as defined by the International Council of Museums. Some computer museums exist within larger institutions, such as the Science Museum in London, United Kingdom; and the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. Others are dedicated specifically to computing, such as:

the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, United States. the American Computer & Robotics Museum in Bozeman, Montana, United States. the Heinz Nixdorf Forum (HNF) in Paderborn, Germany. The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park, United Kingdom. The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, United Kingdom the Nexon Computer Museum in Jeju Province. South Korea. Some specialize in the early history of computing, others in the era that started with the first personal computers such as the Apple I and Altair 8800, Apple II systems, older Mac models, Amiga, IBM PCs and rarer computers such as the Osborne 1. Some concentrate more on research and conservation, others more on education and entertainment. There are also private collections, most of which can be visited by appointment.

Asia

Israel The Israeli Personal Computer Museum, Haifa

Japan IPSJ Computer Museum - A virtual museum by IPSJ, an academic society of information processing in Japan, and affiliated physical computer museums ("satellite museums") all over Japan, such as: KCG Computer Museum, Kyoto - a computer museum by KCG, an education institution Microcomputer Museum in Ōme,_Tokyo Tokyo University of Science Museum of Science's "History of the Computer"

South Korea Nexon Computer Museum

Oceania

Australia The Australian Computer Museum Society, Inc, NSW - very large collection The Nostalgia Box, Perth - Video Game Museum Powerhouse Museum - Has Computer Exhibit Monash Museum of Computing History, Monash University

New Zealand Techvana, Auckland

Europe

Belgium Computermuseum NAM-IP, Namur Unisys Computermuseum, Haren (Brussels)

Croatia Peek&Poke, Rijeka

Czech Republic Technical museum in Brno - Computer Technology Retro Computer, Žatec Muzeum počítačové techniky, Higher Education College Žďár nad Sázavou Arcade Hry, Červený Újezd (arcade video games) Game World, Prague (arcade video games)

Denmark Dansk Datahistorisk Forening, Hedehusene

Estonia Arvutimuuseum, Tallinn Side ja Laptopi muuseum, Võrumaa, Rõuge vald, Mustahamba küla

Finland Rupriikki Media Museum, Tampere Finnish Museum of Games, Tampere The Computer Shop 1984 build by The Computer Museum of Kallio, Helsinki

France ACONIT, Grenoble MO5, Paris FEB, Angers Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris Musée de l'imprimerie, Lyon AMISA : Association pour un Musée de l'informatique, Sophia Antipolis INRIA : Institut national de recherche en Informatique et Automatique, Montbonnot-Saint-Martin Silicium, Toulouse

Germany Computerspielemuseum Berlin, Berlin - Video Game Museum Arithmeum, Bonn - Comprehensive collection of historical calculating machines BINARIUM, Dortmund - Video Game and Personal Computer Museum Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, Paderborn Computermuseum der Fakultät Informatik, University of Stuttgart Oldenburger Computer-Museum, Oldenburg Computeum, Vilshofen, with a selection from the Munich Computer Warehouse, Private Collection Deutsches Museum, Munich - Large computer collection in their Communications exhibit technikum29 living museum, Frankfurt - Re-opened in January 2020. Computerarchiv Muenchen, Munich - Computer, Video Games and Magazine Archive Computermuseum der Fachhochschule Kiel, Kiel de:Analog Computer Museum, Bad Schwalbach / Hettenhain - Large collection of analog computers, working and under restoration.

Greece Hellenic IT Museum, in Athens

Ireland Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland, National University of Ireland

Italy Museo dell'Informatica Funzionante, Palazzolo Acreide (Siracusa) Museo del Computer, via per Occhieppo, 29, 13891 Camburzano (Biella) Museo Interattivo di Archeologia Informatica, Cosenza UNESCO Computer Museum, Padua All About Apple Museum, Savona Piedmontese Museum of Informatics, Turin VIGAMUS, Rome - Video Game Museum Tecnologic@mente, Ivrea Museum of Computing Machinery, Pisa IMuC - Computer Museum Messina, Messina

Lithuania Retrobytes cafe - vintage computers gallery, Kaunas

The Netherlands The Apple Museum, Utrecht Bonami SpelComputer Museum, Zwolle Computer Museum Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam Computermuseum Hack42, Arnhem HomeComputerMuseum, Helmond Rotterdams Radio Museum, Rotterdam

Poland Muzeum Historii Komputerów i Informatyki, Katowice Muzeum Gry i Komputery Minionej Ery (Muzeum Gier), Wrocław Apple Muzeum Polska, Piaseczno

Portugal LOAD ZX Spectrum Museum, Cantanhede Museu Faraday, IST - Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa Nostalgica - Museu de Videojogos e tecnologia, Lisboa Museu dos Computadores Inforap, Braga Museu Virtual da Informática, Universidade do Minho, Braga Museu das Comunicações, Lisboa Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa

Romania Retro IT, Arad

Russia Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines, Moscow Yandex Museum, Moscow Yandex Museum, Saint-Petersburg Moscow Apple Museum Antimuseum of Computers and Games, Yekaterinburg Museum of Dmitriy Bachilo, Novosibirsk IT Museum of Perm University, Perm Cyber museum, Murom

Slovenia Computer History Museum Slovenia, Ljubljana

Slovakia Computer Museum SAV, Bratislava http://www.vystava.sav.sk

Spain Computer Museum Garcia Santesmases (MIGS), Complutense University Museum of Informatics, Polytechnic University of Valencia Museo de la Historia de la Computacion, Cáceres

Sweden Dalby Datormuseum, Dalby on the island Aspö north of Strängnäs

Switzerland Musée Bolo, Lausanne Enter Museum, Solothurn

Ukraine Software & Computer Museum, Kyiv, Kharkiv

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