| Institution |
HNF
- Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum GmbH |
| Directors |
Norbert
Ryska
Dr. Kurt Beiersdörfer |
| Exhibition
design |
Working
party led by
Prof. Ludwig Thürmer, Berlin
Prof. Gerd Diel, Berlin. |
| Workforce |
40
HNF employees,
external service staff. |
| Permanent
exhibition area |
6,000
m² |
| Special
exhibition area |
550
m² and 900m² |
| Total
area |
18,000
m² |
| Collection |
About
5,000 objects relating to calculating, writing and printing,
office automation and computer technology
Over 2,000 of these objects in the exhibition |
| Contents
of the permanent exhibition |
The
cultural history of information technology in a time
journey covering 5,000 years |
| Multimedia
stations |
67
multimedia terminals with interactive applications created
especially for the exhibition, 29 video and audio installations,
international news bulletin board with five multimedia
PCs and Internet connection, two games platforms with
12 multimedia PCs, digital workbench with 16 workstations,
software theatre |
| Media
laboratory |
Two
working levels, usable for small groups
Facilities for all multimedia work |
| Library
and archive |
Computer
history library and archive
Media library |
| Seminar
rooms |
9
conference rooms with variable seating arrangements
ranging from 30 to 130 seats.
1 room for events from our educational museum programme
|
| Auditorium |
700
m², 386 seats |
| Events |
With
direct, interactive reference to the exhibition
Dealing
with issues of mankind, technology and society
Paderborn
Podium
The
HNF Business Forum
Education
Computer
workshops
Guided
Tours
|
| MuseumsShop |
Wide
range of printed and electronic media about the exhibition,
educational media, games and souvenirs |
| Bistro |
Café
and restaurant with 240 seats. |
| Construction
Phase |
1992
to 1996 |
| Opening |
October
24th, 1996 |
| Visitors |
1996:
17,000
1997: 72,000
1998: 112,000
1999: 123,000
2000: 100,000
2001: 131,000
2002: 138,000
2003: 86,000
2004: 101,000
2005: 130,000
2006: 100,000 |
| Number
of guided tours |
22,931
(as at 31th December 2006) |
| Number
of events |
7.733
(as at 31th December 2006) |
Initiator
and partner |
Stiftung
Westfalen
Board of Management: Dr. Gerhard Schmidt,
Dr. Horst Nasko, Martin Nixdorf |
| Opening
times |
Tuesday
to Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Closed Monday
Special arrangements on public holidays
Free guided tours are available on Saturdays and Sundays
at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. |
| Admission |
Adults
5 Euro, Reduced price 3 Euro,
Family ticket 10 Euro, Annual ticket 25 Euro,
reduced price annual ticket 15 Euro
School classes will be admitted free of charge when
registered in advance |
| Car
park |
165
parking spaces in front of the building
|
| |
The
Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum is sponsored by the Stiftung
Westfalen, founded by Heinz Nixdorf. This foundation
concentrates on promoting science and teaching in the
field of information technology. |
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