The National Computer & Communications Museum 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 .[ 1]
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:
Some specialize in the early history of computing,[ 2] 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.[ 3]
Computerspielemuseum Berlin , Berlin - Video Game MuseumBINARIUM , Dortmund - Video Game and Personal Computer Museum[ 33] Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum , Paderborn [ 34] Computermuseum der Fakultät Informatik , University of Stuttgart [ 35] Oldenburger Computer-Museum , Oldenburg Computeum , Vilshofen ,[ 36] [ 37] Munich Computer Warehouse, Private Collection[ 38] Deutsches Museum , Munich - Large computer collection in their Communications exhibittechnikum29 living museum, Frankfurt - Re-opened in January 2020.
Computerarchiv Muenchen , Munich - Computer, Video Games and Magazine Archive[ 39] Computermuseum der Fachhochschule Kiel , Kiel de:Analog Computer Museum ,[ 40] Bad Schwalbach / Hettenhain - Large collection of analog computers, working and under restoration.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 , Padova [ 43] All About Apple Museum , Savona [ 44] Piedmontese Museum of Informatics , Turin [ 45] VIGAMUS , Rome - Video Game MuseumTecnologic@mente, Ivrea
Museo degli strumenti per il calcolo, Pisa Retrobytes cafe - vintage computers gallery, Kaunas [ 46] Computer Museum SAV, Bratislava Dalby Datormuseum, Dalby on the island Aspö north of Strängnäs Northwest Computer Museum , Leigh, Greater Manchester [ 57] The National Museum of Computing , Bletchley Park The Centre for Computing History , Cambridge Retro Computer Museum , Leicester [ 58] Science Museum, London , London National Archive for the History of Computing , University of Manchester [ 59] National Videogame Arcade , Nottingham The Computing Futures Museum , Staffordshire University - In association with the BCS [ 60] Museum of Computing , Swindon Time Line Computer Archive , Wigton [ 61] The Micro Museum , Ramsgate [ 62] Home Computer Museum , Hull [ 63] IBM Hursley Museum , Hursley[ 64] Derby Computer Museum [ 65] The ICL Computer Museum [ 66] See also: Computer Conservation Society [ 67]
Computer History Museum , Mountain View, California DigiBarn Computer Museum , Boulder Creek, California Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment , Oakland, California The Tech Museum of Innovation , San Jose, California Intel Museum , Santa Clara, California The Topeka Computing Museum, Topeka, Kansas - Now being liquidated, online archive only.[ 75] The ICL Computer Museum[ 87]
MV Museu de Tecnologia (Brazil)
Old Computer Museum
San Diego Computer Museum - Physical objects were donated to the San Diego State University Library, but still does online exhibits
Obsolete Computer Museum
Old-Computers.com
HP Computer Museum
Early Office Museum
IBM ArchivesEveryMac.com
Bitsavers.org - Software and Document Archive
TAM (The Apple Museum) - Apple Computers and Products
Rewind Museum - Virtual museum with traveling physical exhibits
The Computer Collector
New Computer Museum
IPSJ Computer Museum - Computers of Japan
Freeman PC Museum
FEMICOM Museum - Femininity in 20th century Video games, computers and electronic toys
Home Computer Museum
Malware Museum - Malware programs from the 80's and 90's that have been stripped of their destructive properties.
History Computers
KASS Computer Museum - A computer history museum & private collection
Russian Virtual Computer Museum - a history of Soviet Computers from the late 1940s
Soviet Digital Electronics Museum - a museum of Soviet electronic calculators, PCs and some other devices
Development of Computer Science and Technologies in Ukraine - Ukrainian virtual Computer Museum
Spectrum Generation collection, supporting the LOAD ZX Spectrum Museum in Portugal
Home Computer Museum UK
Vintage Mac Museum[ 88] American Computer & Robotics Museum in Bozeman, Montana .
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