Tonight from 8.30 pm we are celebrating the 16th anniversary of the museum. Traditionally, it’s raining, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth stopping by for birthday cake and Japanese Tenjaku whiskey. We also have Monada cola from Rijeka – special limited edition as an announcement of our “Japan in Rijeka” program that we are …
LEGO Mindstorms are well-known educational robots made by world famous toy company. Kids learn best when education is made interactive – and even better when it’s creative and fun. We already had very successful LEGO Mindstorms workshop in 2016 and STEMI Hexapod workshop in 2022, so this is just another robotic workshop in the series. …
When the dean of the Faculty of Physics of the University of Rijeka prepares a lecture on Japan, you can bet that two hours will fly by in a breath! This lecture is an introduction and announcement of our big project “Japan in Rijeka” next year. The occasion is the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation …
After last year’s guest appearance at the two-day celebration of 15 years of our museum, in the company of Microslav and Remute, Iv/An returns to our museum with a concert appearance on the occasion of the birthday week, which will culminate in the final celebration on September 23. Our guests can expect a variety of …
Our museum has become richer for another supercomputer! In addition to the existing SGI Onyx graphics supercomputer, the model used in the Industrial Light & Magic studio for the animations of digital dinosaurs in the movie hit “Jurassic Park”, we now have the SGI UV 2000 codenamed “Vihor” (Whirlwind) in the museum collection. This supercomputer …
Our already popular typewriter competition is getting a children’s edition! In Croatia, typing is only taught in secondary schools, and children start using computers much earlier. The idea is for this to be an education for children (9 to 11 years old), which is also fun. We will not only teach them how to type, …
SUDA (Sustainable Digital Art) is a current topic for contemporary media artists who use digital technologies. Our four guests will present the possibilities of creating and sharing interactive and scripted computer setup focused on free/libre software, open culture and reused hardware. SUDA is a continuous project by the mediaLAB group, focused on variations of artistic server …
Our third collaboration with the Maritime and History Museum in Rijeka, “Childhood Behind the Iron Curtain” exhibition, is part of our 15th anniversary program. It will be opened on October 21, 2022 and can be visited until May 15, 2023. We wanted to consider the scope of Western influence, consumerism, and American culture which managed …
Fifteen years is a big anniversary for us. We did not expect that a modest volunteer project by a group of enthusiasts would survive the first year, let alone welcome the 15th anniversary with so many awards and recognition for our work. Most important of all are the thousands of satisfied visitors, primarily young people. …
The STEMI Hexapod is a well-known educational robot. PEEK&POKE supports all educational workshops, but we are especially fond of those where something tangible and useful is created. We have recognized the problem that many parents cannot buy such a robot or they do not have a professional mentor to help children build and program it. …