The Museum of Computing Machinery exhibits the most significant pieces of a very rich collection of machines linked to the history of Computer Science, unique in Italy and internationally important for its completeness and significance of the pieces.
Although the Museum is temporarily closed to the public for renovation and refurbishment, a large part of the museum’s collection is on display at the “Le Benedettine” congress centre (Piazza San Paolo a Ripa d’Arno, 16) in the exhibition Hello World! Dall’aritmometro allo smartphone, which is still open to the public.
Admission to the exhibition is free. For the entire duration of the exhibition, the activities of the Museum will be held there.
The Museums of the University of Pisa is a network of nine structures in addition to the Natural History Museum which is located in Calci, a few kilometers from Pisa.