Sad news for anyone with an interest of computing in Eastern Europe during the Soviet era. The Mariupol computer museum has become a victim of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in an act of cultural destruction.
As reported by Twitter user @Lord_Arse, the privately owned collection of more than 500 items that took 20 years to assemble, has been destroyed.
It has been reported that the Mariupol Computer Museum in Ukraine, a privately owned collection of over 500 items of retro computing, consoles and technology from the 1950s to the early 2000s, a collection nearly 20 years in the making, has been destroyed by a bomb. pic.twitter.com/7xKi3yYjth
— Lord Arse! 💙🇺🇦💛 (@Lord_Arse) March 23, 2022
It has been reported that the Mariupol Computer Museum in Ukraine, a privately owned collection of over 500 items of retro computing, consoles and technology from the 1950s to the early 2000s, a collection nearly 20 years in the making, has been destroyed by a bomb.
The news was first shared in the it8bitclub on Facebook earlier this week.
Salute to the retoroman!
That’s it, the Mariupol computer museum is no longer there (
All that is left from my collection that I have been collecting for 15 years is just a fragments of memories on the FB page, website and radio station of the museum.
I will try to continue supporting RetroBit website and radio, but life will now have completely different priorities.
There is neither my museum nor my house ((( and it hurts, but I will definitely survive it and find a new home!
We hope the founder of the museum is able to find a new home and safety, which must take priority over any feelings retro computer lovers might have over the act of wanton destruction. Times, sadly, have changed, but let’s take a look at the museum three years ago.
Let’s remember the museum as it was, and for what it represented.
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
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