technikum29 is a private science museum in Germany, close to Frankfurt am Main. It has a focus on computer history between the 1920s and 1980s. The unique property of our exhibition is that we strieve to present every single device in an operational state.

Highlights of our collection are the data centers: We have a number of larger facilities installed in our rooms, such as several Univac data centers, as well as a number of bulky punchcard machines. Furthermore, the museum covers a number of different topics, such as the development of broadcasting and television within this time span. Our website shows almost all topics presented on 250 square meters of exhibition.

First and foremost, this is a living museum and shall become a lively place where interested people can work and spend time with vintage computers. Ressources on this website shall provide a glimpse on the way how we work on restauration and operation.

Keep the lights on in this physical museum

We are a real, physical museum and we have real running costs such as heating costs, electricity and maintenance. Your support will help to keep the lights on. It will also support our strong virtual presence in the net and on github.