Techvana

General information

Techvana, The New Zealand Computer Museum collects, restores and exhibits vintage digital technology including computers, video games, telecommunications and robotics.

We have the support of major patrons and organisations such as Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple), The Institute of IT Professionals (formerly the New Zealand Computer Society), Auckland ICT, New Zealand Game Developers Association, InternetNZ, AUT and Auckland University Computer Science Department.

Our goals are...
• Inform and educate people about the history of computing, gaming and telecommunications technology.
• Collect and restore historical computer, gaming and telecommunications technology and display them for the public.
• Capture New Zealand Technology stories and preserve them for future generations. Use the collected interviews and media to create a Documentary of these stories.
• Create exhibitions on New Zealand technology stories and tour them around Museums in New Zealand and around the world.
• Run education programmes and provide learning spaces for Schools, Universities, Technical Institutes and other IT Non Profit organisations such as The New Zealand Game Developers Association, AucklandICT, Institute of IT Professionals and InternetNZ.
• Hold IT themed events and host Guest IT Speakers.
• Provide a social space for IT people, organisations and enthusiasts to meet.
• Showcase new technologies and the kiwi companies developing them.
• Provide unique spaces for technology companies to use for their product launches, presentations and meetings.
• Build Techvana into a world leading Technology Exhibition Experience encompassing both old and new technologies from Computing, Gaming and Telecommunications.