The university’s Computer Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary

Fleur du musee Photo: Computermuseum Stuttgart, Klemens Krause - The Computer Museum has been inspiring interested students and enthusiastic visitors for 25 years, with its extraordinary collection and a wealth of experience in the restoration, programming and presentation of software and hardware - [Picture: Computermuseum Stuttgart, Klemens Krause] The idea of creating a computer museum at the University of Stuttgart arose early on. As far back as 1966, the Computer Science Faculty Council decided to establish a computer museum to make the fascinating 350-year history of computer development accessible to the wider public. The ideal location turned out to be a room on the ground floor of a building in Breitwiesenstraße, with a total area of about 30 m². The University of Stuttgart's Computer Museum opened eight months later, on February 11, 1997. In 2003, the museum moved to the new computer science building on the Vaihingen campus. The museum now has an area of 97 m² to present its unusual collection. Both its concept and its collection make the Computer Museum at the University of Stuttgart unique, and it is not just enjoyed by computer fans.