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Museums are absolutely vital to heritage, preservation, and educational works - and they're all closed. A closed museum generates no income, but still has the majority of its bills to pay. Consider spending a bob or two in a museum's online gift shop - or just donating outright.
A few of my favourites, starting with The National Museum of Computing - @TNMOC:
Shop: https://www.tnmoc.org/tnmocshop
Memberships: https://www.tnmoc.org/become-a-member
Donations: https://www.tnmoc.org/make-a-donation
Shop: https://www.tnmoc.org/tnmocshop
Memberships: https://www.tnmoc.org/become-a-member
Donations: https://www.tnmoc.org/make-a-donation
The Centre for Computing History, @computermuseum:
Shop:
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/shop
Ebay listings: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/gamebytes4charity/m.html
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/computinghistory
Donations: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/computermuseum
Shop:
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/shop
Ebay listings: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/gamebytes4charity/m.html
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/computinghistory
Donations: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/computermuseum
The National Videogame Museum - the one in Sheffield, not the one in the US (nothing against the one in the US, mind you...):
Gift vouchers: https://thenvm.digitickets.co.uk/category/16360
Donations: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/savetheNVMuk
Gift vouchers: https://thenvm.digitickets.co.uk/category/16360
Donations: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/savetheNVMuk
And my local, The Museum Formerly Known As The National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television, @mediamuseum:
Shop: https://shop.sciencemuseum.org.uk/collections/science-and-media
Shop: https://shop.sciencemuseum.org.uk/collections/science-and-media
Times are undeniably super tough for all but the luckiest few at the mo', but if you happen to have a bob or two burning a hole in your pocket please do think about supporting one of those museums - or any other museum affected by the closures.
Me? I'm looking forward to receiving a delivery of framed James Bull prints from @tnmoc to brighten up the office wall. Sadly couldn't justify picking up the very shiny Turing-Welchman fountain pen!
