Digital Retro Park Museum für digitale Kultur
Hands-on computer museum in Offenbach's Walter-Passage: home computers, consoles and games from past decades to try out.
Om museet
The idea for a museum of digital culture in the Rhine-Main region was developed jointly by the Erster Hanauer Netzwerkclub, the association For Amusement Only and TecMuMas. From 2011 they staged traveling exhibitions, for example in Seligenstadt and, in 2013, for three months at the Industriemuseum Großauheim; later shows included one marking the anniversary of the Commodore 64 at the Flipper- und Arcademuseum Seligenstadt and an Atari exhibition in Offenbach. After an unsuccessful search for a location in Hanau and the Offenbach district, the group focused on the city of Offenbach, where the nonprofit association Digital Retro Park e.V. was founded in early 2014.
On October 13, 2018, the museum opened on about 200 square meters on the second floor of the Walter-Passage in Offenbach's pedestrian zone. The project had previously won an award in the Aventis Foundation's "kulturMut" crowdfunding initiative. The association's volunteers still run and staff the museum today.
The concept deliberately favors trying things out over display cases: around 40 working devices from different eras of computer history may be used, spread across three permanent exhibitions and one changing special exhibition. The aim is to make the basics of digital technology understandable to people of all ages – and especially to schools. The adjoining Commons Café hosts talks, workshops, developer talks and group gaming afternoons.
Højdepunkter
- Around 40 working computers and consoles to try out
- Three permanent exhibitions and one changing special exhibition
- Commons Café with talks, workshops and developer talks
- Volunteer-run association museum since 2018
- Grundlagt
- 2018
- Ejer
- Digital Retro Park e.V.
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 5 € |
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| Børn og unge | 5 €gratis til og med 5 år · Children under 6 free. Children up to age 14 only when accompanied by an adult. |
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The museum is on the second floor and is normally reached only by an indoor staircase. There is a non-public elevator for wheelchair users – please announce your visit in advance via the contact form. The courtyard of the Walter-Passage is step-free only from Frankfurter Straße.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
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- Interaktive stationer
The devices are explicitly meant to be touched and used; the museum is aimed at all age groups. Children under 14 only with an adult, under 6 free. Strollers are allowed, but access is via a staircase.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Offenbach Marktplatz
S-Bahn to Offenbach Marktplatz (accessible), from there just a few meters; alternatively Offenbach Hauptbahnhof (not accessible), about a 10-minute walk.
I bil
Museet har ingen egen parkeringsplads.
Hardly any free parking near the pedestrian zone. The nearest option is the paid CityTower parking garage on Berliner Straße, whose exits lead to Hugenottenplatz at the back of the Walter-Passage.
The museum is barely visible from outside: access via the courtyard of the Walter-Passage – step-free from Frankfurter Straße, via a few steps from Hugenottenplatz. The entrance door is in the courtyard, then up the stairs to the second floor.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Garderobe
Storage for coats and bags. Eating and drinking are allowed in the Commons Café on the second floor, which serves mainly as a space for workshops and events.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Fotografering | Photography and filming for private purposes allowed without flash or tripod; commercial or scientific recordings only with the association's consent. |
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| Godt at vide | Large bags and backpacks (larger than A4), wet umbrellas and rain gear may not be taken into the exhibition. For QR code content, bring your own smartphone with headphones. |
