From Flowers to Fibre – an interactive visitor exhibition telling the hidden story of Britain’s telecommunications journey from The National Museum of Computing and The Communications Museum Trust.

From Flowers to Fibre – an interactive visitor exhibition telling the hidden story of Britain’s telecommunications journey from The National Museum of Computing and The Communications Museum Trust.

The TNMOC and CMT exhibition Flowers to Fibre takes visitors on a journey through this often overlooked story: from the first pilots of the prototype digital exchanges to the planned national switch from copper to fibre after 2025.

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Liz and Eben Upton receive Honorary Fellowships from The National Museum of Computing for their services to technology

Liz and Eben Upton receive Honorary Fellowships from The National Museum of Computing for their services to technology

The National Museum of Computing has today announced that the inventors and co-founders of the Raspberry Pi, Eben Upton, and Liz Upton, grassroots community organiser and Executive Director of Communications at Raspberry Pi, are to be awarded honorary fellowships of the museum. The Honorary Fellowship recognises outstanding contributions towards the history and ongoing development of computing, and a ceremony honouring them will be held on the 3rd December 2022.

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The National Museum of Computing celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the BBC with its new “BBC through the decades” exhibition

The National Museum of Computing celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the BBC with its new “BBC through the decades” exhibition

The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) has announced its latest exhibition, “BBC through the decades,” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Visitors to the TNMOC exhibition will witness the evolution of the technologies that have formed the backbone of the BBC over its history and get hands-on with the technology that made the BBC famous. Exhibition opens on the 1st October.

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The National Museum of Computing announces its summer holiday STEM Bytes Festival programme

The National Museum of Computing announces its summer holiday STEM Bytes Festival programme

The perfect family summer day out – an unmissable opportunity for families at the home of the world’s largest collection of historic computers.

The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) invites families to get involved in its Summer STEM Bytes Festival, an exciting and unique celebration of all things computing. Running for over 6 weeks from Tuesday 26th July until Sunday 4th September, the festival offers a fantastic opportunity for kids to get hands-on experience in a diverse selection of computational delights.

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The National Museum of Computing announces code-breaking poetry and Atari Art Re-imagined competitions

The National Museum of Computing announces code-breaking poetry and Atari Art Re-imagined competitions

TNMOC is kicking off two competitions for the summer targeting creatives with a passion for expression through writing and the visual arts. The Young People’s Poetry Competition asks aspiring writers to produce a piece in honour of somebody they feel deserves greater recognition, while Atari Art Re-imagined pays tribute to the pioneering artists and graphics designers who achieved that breakthrough by asking the artists of today to re-interpret a piece of classic Atari box art.

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