The Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland was founded in 2010, and is located at the Insight Centre for
Data Analytics at the
DERI Building,
University of Galway
The University of Galway () is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland.
The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) () from 1908 to 1997 and as ...
.
The
museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
curates a collection of historical
computing machines and artefacts. It is also involved in education and outreach to encourage young people to consider science and
engineering
Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...
careers.
References
External links
The Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland website
Buildings and structures of the University of Galway
Museums in Ireland
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