27-04-2018
Collections Manager vacancy We're looking for a Collections Manager to help us look after our amazing collection. Read more
Our super clever volunteer Iffat Islam of Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge won last weekend's Stemettes design-a-game event hosted by Microsoft Research and Head Stemette, Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE. Read more
April 7th, All-Day Show Featuring Award-Winning Local Companies The Centre for Computing History, a major archive, hands-on museum and learning centre in Cambridge, is delighted to announce the Cambridge Game Developers' Showcase. Read more
New Heritage Partnership to Protect Important Archive The Centre for Computing History, a major archive, hands-on museum and learning centre in Cambridge and the LEO Computers Society, a group pass... Read more
We're marking the 2018 UK Year of Engineering with a series of new education events. Read more
In John Naughton's June 2017 column for the Guardian, Want to succeed in tech? Try not to be a woman. Read more
Computing History: Where did all the women go? was opened on Oct 5 by Y6 students from St Mary's Junior School, Cambridge. Read more
Opening on October 5th, Computing History: Where did all the women go? will present a timely and fascinating new insight into the unrecognised contributions of pioneering women in the computing indus... Read more
We have joined forces with multinational tech company Citrix to bring more learning activities to even greater numbers of children. Read more
Our new exhibition - Security in a Connected World - opened on Thursday 24 August and will run for three weeks until 14 September. Read more
With just over a month to go until the launch of our new autumn exhibition Computing History: Where did all the women go? we are busy putting the finishing touches to an exciting programme of events. Read more
14-08-2017
If you're planning to head over and see us during the summer holidays, you'll find that we're offering something a little different this year. Read more
What do you think of when you hear the term "Computer"? It's a tough one because they've come in all shapes and sizes throughout history. Read more
The summer holidays are by far our busiest time. Read more
Forget the Oscars, the BAFTAs and the BRIT Awards, the glitziest night of the year took place on the 8th June with the third annual SHARE Museums East Volunteer Awards. Read more
Volunteers in museums across the East of England are set to be recognised for the fantastic work they do in the annual Volunteer Awards - organised by SHARE Museums East. Read more
It's official! Our mighty MegaProcessor has been included in the Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking, as the largest functional microprocessor model in the world. MegaProc... Read more
If you would like to find out more about our school visits then why not register for one of our FREE Teacher Open Days on 5th April and 13th April? Each day will include: A chance to meet the Learnin... Read more
Today we said goodbye to Rachel, one of our key learning volunteers. Read more
Today, 7th February, is international Safer Internet Day (SID) and the Centre for Computing History has been marking this important, annual event with pupils from the Heritage School, Cambridge. Read more

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