Nexon Computer Museum

Nexon Computer Museum
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Established2013; 11 years ago (2013)
LocationJeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Websitecomputermuseum.nexon.com

The Nexon Computer Museum (Korean: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관) is a museum in Jeju City in South Korea. Opening on 27 July 2013,[1][full citation needed] it is one of the first permanent museums in Korea that is dedicated to the history of computers and video games.[2]

As of 2017, the museum houses 6,900 items, including personal computers, video game consoles, arcades, and software. The museum's supporters include institutions such as Computerspielemuseum Berlin and International Center for the History of Electronic Games, and companies such as Nexon, Softmax, Gamevil, Oculus VR, Thalmic Labs, Take-Two Interactive, and Sony Computer Entertainment.[3][full citation needed] The goal of Nexon Co. Ltd.'s[who?] museum is to interact and communicate with a range of visitors, by collecting, preserving, researching,[incomprehensible] exhibiting and educating on historic digital artifacts.[4][full citation needed]

  1. ^ "넥슨컴퓨터박물관". Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ 김보경기자 (8 July 2013). "넥슨, 제주에 국내 최초 '컴퓨터박물관' 문 연다" [Nexon opens the first 'computer museum' in Korea in Jeju]. Asia Economy (in Korean). Retrieved 19 October 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "넥슨컴퓨터박물관". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ "넥슨컴퓨터박물관". Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2015.