Extinct Media Museum Tokyo
The Extinct Media Museum in Tokyo is a private facility dedicated to preserving obsolete media technology, ranging from typewriters to early video cameras. The museum encourages a hands-on experience, allowing visitors to interact with and document the collection to ensure its digital legacy.
Why it matters
The museum provides a unique cultural archive for rapidly evolving consumer electronics, emphasizing the importance of physical preservation in a digital age.
Extinct Media Museum Tokyo Official Page：「絶滅メディア博物館」公式ページ : Extinct Media Museum Tokyo
The Extinct Media Museum (Tokyo,Japan) is a private museum that collects and exhibits media and media equipment that have died out or are dying out in the process of evolution based on the belief that all media other than paper and stone will become extinct.
The museum's collection and exhibits include video cameras, photo cameras, typewriters, personal computers, recording media, music players, cell phones, PDAs, and mobile terminals with keyboards.
The museum is a “touch museum” where visitors can freely take all the items in the collection in their hands. Visitors can observe the structure of the products in detail and feel the texture and weight of the materials in their hands.
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