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. …
The Museum of Childhood PEEK+POKE and the Children’s House will present the audio book “Mići Princ” (The Little Prince) in the Chakavian dialect of the Croatian Littoral on June 29, 2022 at 8.00 p.m. in the Children’s House in the Benčić art district. The adaptation of the classic read The Little Prince was presented a …
For the 15th anniversary of The Computer Museum PEEK&POKE, we have prepared a special program during the year, which consists of a series of exhibitions, workshops, promotions and concerts. In cooperation with Distune Promotion and with the support of the City of Rijeka – Department of Culture, we are bringing back to Rijeka the founder …
Packmess is a Zagreb musician and engineer who bases his oeuvre on experimental electronic music. Using unconventional ways to control instruments, he comes up with innovative performances that will intrigue any electronic music enthusiast. Packmess adds ‘explosive’ musical expressions to improvisation and minimalist guitar drone structures, all achieved through a joystick in a true retro …
This is our second guest exhibition in Dubrovnik! Organized by the Association of Technical Culture of the City of Dubrovnik and our museum, at the Youth Center Dubrovnik, we will present a part of our collection of retro computers. The exhibition is interactive, which means that most of the exhibited computers are usable for visitors …
The cooperation of our museum with the Children’s House and Rijeka City Library continues after the successful “Retro Futuro” event. This time, we are expanding our tradition of promoting children’s books. We have a sweet new treat in the pleasant ambience of the Children’s House, which is ideally suited for kids! The PEEK+POKE Museum of …