This is the culmination of 3 years of hard work in implementing documented cataloguing systems, preservation processes, development plans and working procedures, demonstrating that the organisation works to a high standard both in our preservation efforts and as a visitor attraction.

"Achieving accredited museum status is incredibly important to our organisation. From day 0 the vision for the museum was to be completely hands on and interactive, and at that time, to my knowledge, there were no other museums with the same vision. But computers and game consoles demand to be used. A computer consists of hardware and software, and the only way to experience the software is to physically use the hardware. So to me, a museum with working and usable exhibits was the only way.

BUT, many people and even some other museums assumed that because the exhibition was so hands-on that we weren't preserving the artefacts properly. Nothing could've been further from the truth. We were a young museum, but we already had thousands of items documented via our website and a collection of hardware duplicating those that were on display, that were preserved in the best way we could. This was done on an entirely volunteer basis.

Now we have a collection of over 1,300 computers and game consoles, thousands more peripherals and over 38,000 software packages, games, manuals, books, brochures and more ... All catalogued online and physically preserved for future generations."

"When we originally founded the museum, I thought is was all about computers, but over time I have quickly learned that it is all about people. Not only in the stories that surround computing history, but in the museum itself. I am really proud of our team. I'd especially like to thank Jeremy Thackray, Harriet O'Rourke, Adrian Page-Mitchell and Lisa McGerty for their hard work in helping us achieve this. Also without the hard work of the rest of the staff and dedicated volunteers we wouldn't be where we are today. Thank you!"

Date : 07-03-2019