Conserve, Engage, Educate, & Inspire.
Are you ready to inspire the next generation of tech enthusiasts and ignite their passion for digital skills? Join us for Digital Future Days at The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC), a thrilling series of educational events designed exclusively for school and home-educator groups, bridging the gap between employers and future employees in the dynamic world of technology.
Colossus machines - the world's first electronic, digital computers - had a single purpose: to help decipher the Lorenz-encrypted messages between Hitler and his generals during World War II. The information gleaned from the decrypted messages is widely acknowledged to have shortened the war by many months, saving tens of thousands of lives.
The National Museum of Computing invites you to an intimate and exclusive gathering to celebrate the opening of Pushing the Envelope: An exhibition of mailed and correspondence art, an innovative exhibition coordinated by TNMOC's first artist-in-residence, Lucy Helton. This special event is designed for the artists, their family and friends, and members of both their communities and the TNMOC community who wish to share in the unveiling of the exhibition in the historic setting of Bletchley Park's Block H.
STEM Family Activities! Fun for the whole family. Plus free access to the rest of the Museum!
Pushing the Envelope: An exhibition of mailed and correspondence art showcases work made by 2D artists who either use or reference archaic technologies. As The National Museum of Computing houses the world's first electronic computer, the Colossus, which Tommy Flowers spent eleven months designing and building at the Post Office Research Station in North West London, each artwork will be posted into the Museum. The mailed artworks are to be hung through-out the galleries between, beside or over the machines themselves. While the museum’s visitors will diversify and expand the artists' audiences, the exhibition aims to introduce art to the visitors they would otherwise never see.