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VIRTUALISATION UK Museum of Computing shuts up shop and puts history into storage
VIRTUALISATION UK Museum of Computing shuts up shop and puts history into storage | UK Museum of Computing shuts up shop and puts history into storage |
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| by Davey Winder | |
| Friday, 04 July 2008 | |
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If you do not count the Science Museum in London, which has a much broader remit, then the Museum of Computing in Swindon can claim to be the first museum in the UK devoted to the history of computers and related technology. Featured Whitepaper
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With no public funding, and instead relying entirely upon public donations and the work of a team of dedicated volunteers, it has somehow managed to collect 2500 items of software and 1500 books, manuals and magazines. All of historical interest. Distinguished names in the visitors book include Sir Clive Sinclair and HRH The Duke of Kent. Not forgetting, of course, the members of the public who have visited in their thousands over the years. Schools have been amongst the most welcomed of these, with kids being able to experience the birth of video gaming through working exhibits as well as discovering the roots of the technology they all take for granted in the classroom. So why has it closed and is this the end of the museum for good? read on to find out... CONTINUED |
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