MEGA - Museum of Electronic Games and Art
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MEGA - Museum of Electronic Games and Art e. V. is a German museum for old home computer systems, computer games and computer art in Alsbach-Hähnlein, Germany. It was founded in March 2012.
Its stated objective is the:
"Conservation, preservation, documentation and public availability of digital cultural assets in the area of entertainment, information & communications technology, as well as electronic games and digital art. The profile is strongly defined by the needs of our target group. Main aspects are promotion of competence and transfer of knowledge via cooperations in education and research. Our purpose is realised by non-profit presentations and stagings of digital cultural heritage as well as public events and publications."
MEGA runs themed exhibitions and events, mostly at various locations in Germany, but also occasionally in other countries such as Austria and Switzerland. The exhibits usually take the form of examining the history of particular themed aspects of computing such as the development of storage media, digital devices such as early calculators, and of course early home computers and consoles.
