Historical Resources
Displaying 26 Resources (Type: Public Institution)
American Computer Museum
The American Computer & Robotics Museum, founded in 1990 in Bozeman, Montana, is the oldest continually operating museum of its kind in the world. Its exhibits span 4,000 years of information…
American Sociological Association Section on Communication and Information Technologies (CITASA)
CITAMS (formerly CITASA) is the Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology section of the American Sociological Association, a professional body for scholars studying media,…
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
The ACM History Committee is a body within the Association for Computing Machinery, founded in 1947 and the largest educational and scientific society for the computing profession, dedicated to…
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park, the UK heritage site and museum where WWII codebreakers including Alan Turing worked to decrypt Enigma and Lorenz cipher machines.
Bolo Museum
Musée Bolo is a museum of computing, digital culture, and video games hosted by the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. It is run by the publicly recognized foundation…
California State Archives
California Digital Library finding aid for the Apple Computer Records at Stanford University, documenting Apple's corporate history from 1977-1998.
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History is a registered charity and hands-on museum in Cambridge, UK, dedicated to the history of computing and video games. It maintains an extensive archive (over 1,300…
Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology
The Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology is a local museum showcasing the industrial and technological history of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Its exhibits include the Cray Research Inc.…
Cité des Sciences
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is a large science museum in Paris, France, offering permanent and temporary exhibitions, a planetarium, and dedicated spaces for children of various ages. It is…
Computer Cabinett Goettingen
Computermuseum der Fakultat Informatik (C-C-G) in Germany, a university computing museum preserving historic computer hardware and documentation.
Computer Evolution
CSSTC (Computer Science and Telecommunications Council) e-readiness resource documenting the early history and development of computing and telecommunications.
Computer History Museum
The Computer History Museum, located in Mountain View, California, is a major museum dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of computing and its impact on society. It houses extensive…
Computer Spiele Museum (Computer Games Museum)
Computerspielemuseum (Computer Games Museum) in Berlin, Germany, is a museum dedicated to the history of video games and interactive entertainment, featuring permanent exhibits like a 1980s arcade…
Deutsches Museum
The Deutsches Museum in Munich is one of the world's largest science and technology museums, with twenty permanent exhibitions spanning fields from aviation to chemistry, including significant…
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for digital privacy, free speech, and innovation through legal cases, policy advocacy, and public education. It…
European Museum on Computer Science and Technology
International Charity Foundation for History and Development of Computer Science and Technique (ICFCST) in Kyiv, Ukraine, featuring virtual exhibits on computing history and pioneers.
Internet Society
The Internet Society (ISOC) is a global nonprofit organization working to expand Internet access and promote a safe, trustworthy, open Internet worldwide. It operates through a global community of…
IPSJ Computer Museum
IPSJ Computer Museum is an online museum maintained by the Information Processing Society of Japan documenting the history of computing in Japan. It features virtual exhibits on historical Japanese…
MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator)
MAMEdev.org is the official site of The MAME Project, an open-source multi-purpose emulation framework whose source code documents the hardware of vintage arcade machines, computers, video game…
Musee National Des Techniques
Musée des Arts et Métiers (Museum of Arts and Crafts) in Paris, France, is one of the world's oldest science and technology museums, holding a permanent collection spanning scientific instruments,…
Museum of Computer Culture
San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology (SAMSAT), exploring the intersection of computing technology, science, and cultural history.
Museums Computer Group
The Museums Computer Group (MCG) is a UK-based non-profit professional association for individuals working with digital technology in museums, galleries, and heritage organizations. It runs a…
National Museum of American History's (NMAH's) - Computer History Collection
Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Computer History collection, featuring landmark machines and artifacts from American computing history.
Science Museum - London
Science Museum in London, UK - one of the world's foremost science museums with landmark computing exhibits including Babbage's Difference Engine and early electronic computers.
Society for the History of Technology
The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) is an international learned society devoted to the study of the history of technology. It offers membership, scholarly engagement opportunities, and…
Tekniska Museet (Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology)
Tekniska Museet (National Museum of Science and Technology) in Stockholm, Sweden, with exhibits on computing, telecommunications, and Swedish technological innovation.