CHM Blog
The CHM blog showcases ideas and insights from our vibrant community in Silicon Valley and around the world. We take you behind the scenes of our programming, collections, and exhibits. Connecting the past to the present and into the future, we decode technology for everyone.
Museum News
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Museum News
Welcome Steve Smith, Interim President & CEO of the Computer History Museum
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
The Computer History Museum (CHM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen S. Smith as its interim president and CEO as of July 1, 2017.
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Museum News
Museum CEO John Hollar to Step Down in June 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
After a dynamic nine-year tenure, John Hollar will step down as president and CEO of the Computer History Museum (CHM) in June 2017. Under Hollar’s leadership, the Museum grew into a globally respected institution that USA Today called “the Smithsonian of Silicon Valley.”
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Behind the Scenes, Museum News
Our Story, the Center for Cisco Heritage
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
The Center for Cisco Heritage, managed by the Computer History Museum, unveiled a new exhibit, Our Story, on March 31, 2017, bringing together big names from Cisco’s 30-plus year history of innovation. Former and current employees, including a former CEO or two, mingled with local archivists and spoke on the importance
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Behind the Scenes, Museum News
Letters to Lovelace Competition at CHM
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The year 2015 marked Ada Lovelace’s 200th birthday, and, in honor of her mathematical and artistic achievements, the Computer History Museum (CHM) began a year-long celebration to commemorate her legacy with exciting Museum-wide events. Among them was our Letters to Lovelace competition, which asked girls across the Un
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Museum News
Computer History Museum: Celebrating 35 Years!
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
It seems appropriate, every so often, for a history museum to think about its own history. On September 24, 2014, we celebrate the 35th anniversary of our “grandfather”: the Digital Computer Museum that began in Marlboro Massachusetts in 1979.