Computing History - A Computer Museum in the UK

The Centre for Computing History
Established to create a permanent public exhibition that tells the story of the Information Age.

The computer museum preserves and presents a collection of important computers and related artifacts. It spotlights the people behind the inventions and records the information necessary to inspire and enthuse future generations.

Based in Suffolk, we believe the Centre for Computing History is the only museum dedicated to computers and their social impact in the United Kingdom.

The history of the computing industry is a fascinating subject. In a short space of time - personal computers have only really been available since 1975 - the computing industry has created the world's wealthiest man, witnessed some of the worst business decisions on record and generated the largest first year profits for any company in history!

The people, the inventions and the machines that have played key roles in this ongoing and influential story are all here on this site. Read on and enjoy ...

Museum Plans
Please feel free to browse our Museum Plans brochure by clicking on the image on the left. You'll need the Adobe Acrobat Reader ...

Be Part of This Story...

Can you help in any way? Perhaps you have a service you can offer, vintage computing items that you would like to donate, or equipment or fittings that you no longer need? Please contact us and help preserve Computing History for future generations to see.

Alternatively, perhaps you could help us financially? Just click on the 'donate' button below to send money safely and securely via PayPal ...

Latest Computing Museum News :

Electric Dreams
BBC Four is giving viewers a unique insight into how developments in technology have shaped our lives over the past forty years in Electric Dreams, a new three-part series charting the rise of today�s... (30-06-2009)

Computing History Sponsors Retro Reunited
We are proud to announce that The Centre for Computing History will be sponsoring this years Retro Reunited event. (16-06-2009)

Museum Helps Open University Celebrate 40th Anniversary
This year sees the Open University's 40th birthday and on the 29th June the headquarters in Milton Keynes wil be having an open day to celebrate. (10-06-2009)

MSN Features Gadget Hall of Fame
After meeting the lovely Jane Douglas of MSN Tech News at the Gadget Show Live, she has very kindly written an article on the museum. (28-04-2009)

Great Day at The Wakefield RISC OS Show 2009
Saturday saw this years Wakefield RISC OS Computer Show and the Centre for Computing History was proud to be part of it. (26-04-2009)