Date: Thursday 26 March 2020

Location: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, Bath Road, Old Town, Swindon SN1 4BA

Time: Doors open at 7pm. Talks start 7.30pm and last for approximately 1 hour.

Cost: Friends of Swindon MAG £6, General Admission £8

Swindon has the first specialist computer museum in the country. The idea for the project started in 1989. After 14 years of struggle, it was opened in 2003 by Jeremy Holt and Simon Webb. The museum now has more than 5000 exhibits and is entirely run by volunteers. Notable visitors have included the Duke of Kent and Sir Clive Sinclair. The museum runs coding classes for children each weekend and has a significant education outreach aspect. Jeremy Holt is the senior partner of Clark Holt Commercial Solicitors and has written three books on computer law. The Museum of Computing in Swindon, England is dedicated to preserving and displaying examples of early computers. It was the first United Kingdom museum exclusively dedicated to the history of computing and opened in February 2003. The exhibition at Swindon's Museum of Computing is a 75-year timeline of computer technology.

Friends of Swindon MAG talks take place at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.

Tickets can be bought online, by calling 01793 466556 or in person at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.