Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum — Attraction in Paderborn

This was a great day out with the kids! They were, obviously, obsessed by the computergames they were able to play on the different gens of consoles that were on display.

The museum is pretty large and you can easily spend 3 hours or more in there. The entrance is on the ground floor but the gross of the museum is on the first and second floor. It's very interactive and great for every age to visit.

The first floor is mostly fixed on the realy old ways of communication and writings. The second floor is more and more coming to the present and is mostly pointing at the age of computing.

Definitely not expensive! We've payed just 20 euros for the family ticket and entered with 4 (incl 2 kids).

Also, there is loads of free parking space in front t of the museum....

Largest IT museum I've been to (3 floors). Well laid out and loads of information and live examples. Everything from ancient tablets from Mesopotamia, Babbage, the Enigma Machine,, the Clay Super Computer, 8 bit computers, and everything you can imagine right up to the modern console (plenty to play with too). Loads of antique calculators for those code breakers and a working 80's telephone exchange (it was fun seeing my 8 year old use the dialer telephone to call me on a phone connected to the same exchange). Canteen offers hot food until 2pm. A great day out for everyone (especially for kids). Non-IT buffs can also have loads of fun too. It would've been great to see the telephone exchange connect to the national network (e.g....

Very big, interesting and interactive Computer Science Museum. From the evolution of calculators to computers, game consoles, A.I., robots, phones, and more. The first floor is seemingly older than the higher floor, because the lower floors have older screens and information, to where the higher floors have modern touch screens, augmented reality, and big screens. A fun museum for young and old with lots to interact with. 1 note for tourists: many things are not translated to English, like everything written on the walls. All digital screens have English translations, but is not nearly applicable to...