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SUMMARY:London: Group Visit to the The National Museum of Computing
DESCRIPTION:Group Visit to The National Museum of Computing\nThe National Museum of Computing is an independent charity. It houses the world’s largest collection of functional historic computers and World War II machines. \nThe venue is a museum situated adjacent to the main Bletchley Park complex and is an independent museum with its own separate entrance and admission fee (currently £15\, with some concessions). Their website is tnmoc.org. \nIt is home to the world’s largest collection of working historic computers and is recognised as one of England’s top 100 “irreplaceable places”. It houses the functional historic computers and World War II machines\, including Enigma\, Lorenz\, the working Turing-Welchman Bombe\, the rebuilt Colossus (the world’s first electronic computer)\, and the WITCH (the world’s oldest working digital computer). \nThe Museum enables visitors to follow the development of computing from the ultra-secret pioneering efforts of the 1940s through the large systems and mainframes of the 1950s\, 60s and 70s\, and the rise of personal computing in the 1980s and beyond. \nThere is a car park (Postcode MK3 6DS)\, but the site is only a short walk (less than 15 minutes) from Bletchley train station. Trains run from London Euston and typically take around 53 minutes. \nWhen you arrive at the Bletchley Park site you will be greeted at the barrier to be directed to the car park and the entrance to the main Museum. Tell the greeter you are going to the National Museum of Computing. You will follow the road around the building (Block C) turning sharp left. Keep straight along the road to the building at the very end (Block H). It is signposted and shown on the map on the TNMOC website tnmoc.org on the home page. There is a car park just outside of the museum. The entrance is in the middle of the U shaped building in front of you. Again\, it is clearly signposted. \nOn the website\, under visit\, near the bottom of the page is a good plan of the museum. You can get a printed copy when you pay for your ticket. You do not need to book a ticket in advance. The group visit is arranged so you are expected and all you have to do is pay!! The shop/cafe and toilets are straight ahead and all galleries are clearly signposted around the museum. \nWe will meet at the museum\, but we need to know in advance who will be coming as the museum needs to know numbers to ensure there are enough volunteers present\, and to arrange a steady flow through the museum. So please let Brian know if you are interested in coming by Thursday 30th April using this dedicated email: brian.events@techie.com. \nProposed outline itinerary \n\nArrive around 10:30 am when the museum opens.\nPurchase a ticket at the entrance: current adult day ticket is £15.00\nMeet in the cafe (with shop and toilets) for a brief introduction\n11:00 am: Start the visit in the Bombe Gallery with a 30-minute talk and demonstration about the WWII code breaking machine (If you arrive after the 11:00 talk has started do not worry as the talks will be held at several other times during the day)\n11:45 am: Move to the Tunny Gallery and then the Colossus Gallery for a 45-minute talk and demonstration of the Lorenz code breaking machines together with the world’s first electronic digital computer.\n12:30 pm: Lunch break in the cafe (hot and cold drinks and snacks available) or bring a picnic and eat outdoors (weather permitting)\nAfter lunch have a free-flow visit around the rest of the museum\nVolunteer guides (identified by a blue lanyard with their id card) will be available to tell you about the collections. Engage with them as they are all enthusiastic to share their knowledge. Make sure you see the WITCH computer (the world’s oldest working digital computer) as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.\nOther galleries to see include:\n\nThe first-generation gallery – early valve-based computers and the WITCH computer\nThe large systems gallery – mainframe computers\nThe pop-up gallery – temporary mini exhibitions\nThe software gallery – the evolution of computer programs\nThe PC gallery – personal computer advancements\nThe Internet gallery – the internet’s history and impact\nThere are also cabinets in the corridors displaying items such as slide rules and calculators\n\n\n5:00 pm: The museum closes
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/london-group-visit-to-the-the-national-museum-of-computing/
LOCATION:The National Museum of Computing\, Block H\, Bletchley Park\, Bletchley\, MK3 6EB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Group Visit,London Meetings,Public
ORGANIZER;CN="Andy Startin":MAILTO:a.startin@midanc.uk
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