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| Lucien Nunes:
Hi everyone, new member here but long time watcher of EEVBlog. I'd like to tell you about the developments at MEET - the Museum of Electrical and Electronic Technology. This is a project that has been on a back burner for some time, to create a very wide-ranging interactive exhibition of all things electrical and electronic. There's something for everyone, from test equipment to vacuum cleaners, tape recorders to diesel generators, mercury arc rectifiers to early microcomputers. We are currently looking at a specific building in the south-east of England to move our collection into. If it goes ahead, we should have an exhibition up and running this summer. There will be a huge amount of work and we'll need to do a lot of fundraising, as moving and setting up 100 tonnes of exhibits is never going to be a walk in the park. The website is under construction but our facebook page is live and I'm posting various content there daily that gives a flavour of the exhibits you will find at MEET. There is also some info about how we are going to make it uniquely interesting to visit. If you're interested in vintage electronics and a facebook user, please come along and say hello! https://www.facebook.com/ElectricalMuseum/ There will be more info about how to get involved and contribute over the next few months. I look forward to MEETing you both online and in due course at the museum. Lucien |
| Gyro:
I can't wait to see the visitors' shop. :-+ |
| jonpaul:
Very fine, How far from London? Schedule to open the Museum? Have you seen the Switzerland museum ENTER.CH, in Solothurn? In USA, Silicon Valley Tech Museum or Computer History Museum? Check cryptomuseum.com for vintage mechanical and electronic cipher machines. Jon |
| artag:
I enjoy museums, and the more weird and wonderful the collection, the better. It's a pity about the location though - there is already the excellent https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.com/ in the deep south-east (Ramsgate). I guess that depends on what you call the southeast. Since you have storage in Bedfordshire perhaps you're north of London, which I'd find very convenient. I wonder if the Shuttleworth Collection have space to spare ? |
| Infraviolet:
Shuttleworth collection would also put one near Bletchley park and the national museum of computing. |
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