National Videogame Museum (United Kingdom)

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National Videogame Museum
National Videogame Museum (United Kingdom)
Established2018
Location Sheffield
England
Coordinates 53°23′01″N1°27′57″W / 53.383632°N 1.465708°W / 53.383632; -1.465708
Public transit access Castle Square
Website thenvm.org/

The National Videogame Museum is located in Sheffield, England and exhibits contemporary and historic video games. [1]

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History

In 2015, the National Videogame Arcade opened in Nottingham, as the world's first cultural centre dedicated entirely to videogames. [2]

The NVA moved to Castle House in Sheffield in 2018, and was renamed the National Videogame Museum. [3]

In November 2023, the NVA celebrated its fifth birthday in which was its busiest year to date with over 50,000 visitors to the Castle House venue. [4]

Collection

The museum features playable exhibits [5] including the following hardware:

The exhibited games include:

References

  1. ↑ Duggins, Alexi (31 January 2020). "Back to the future: why are we opting for nostalgic pop culture?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "National Videogame Museum history" . Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "National Videogame Museum reopens in Sheffield". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "5 lessons from five years of the National Videogame Museum". 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Now Playing". National Videogame Museum. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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