Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland

Small university museum in Galway tracing communication and computing technology, from early radios and telephones to vintage computers and arcade games.

Ask the museum for opening hours Wheelchair accessible

Website Directions

About the museum

The Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland was founded in 2010 and is housed at the University of Galway, on the first floor of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics in the IDA Business Park at Dangan. It collects and shows historical computing machines and communication devices, and it presents itself as a place for technology heritage and education.

The displays follow how technology changed over the decades. Visitors can see early radios, rotary dial telephones, typewriters and well-known computers such as the DEC PDP-11 and the Apple II, as well as a hands-on area with classic video games like Space Invaders and Pac-Man.

The museum also works with schools and businesses and aims to encourage young people to consider careers in science and engineering. It regularly asks the public for stories and objects from Galway's computing industry in the 1970s and 1980s, and it has received donations such as a piece of an early transatlantic cable.

Highlights

Early radios and rotary dial telephones
Historic computers including a DEC PDP-11 and an Apple II
Hands-on classic video games such as Space Invaders and Pac-Man
Material from Galway's computing industry of the 1970s and 1980s
Piece of early transatlantic cable

Founded: 2010

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Elevator
Accessible restroom: no information
Accessible parking: no information
Service dogs welcome: no information
Tactile models & exhibits: no information
Sign language tours: no information
Easy-to-read materials: no information
Audio description: no information

The museum is on the first floor and can be reached by lift.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

Hands-on stations

The university describes the museum as popular with young and old; the arcade games can be played.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on the first floor of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics in the IDA Business Park at Dangan, on the University of Galway's north campus.

Get directions