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 …
Retro Futuro Virtual Football tournament consists of playing football in various forms: table football, football on retro Commodore 64 computer and on Sony PlayStation 5 with the latest football simulation game – FIFA 2022. The idea is to show the development of computer sports simulations, their graphics and functionality, all with elements of entertainment, especially …
After a very successful women’s typing competition on old typewriters, we decided to bring things into balance with typing in the men’s category. The competition was of a humanitarian character, and the victory was won by Domagoj Zubović. The funds raised are directed to the association “Koga briga” which takes care of the poor children …
The group exhibition “Ethical Dilemmas” brings together 7 authors and the results of their work in the process of the eponymous five-day workshop held in October 2021. During the workshop, participants created video experiments focusing on the ethical importance of using free software and open source hardware, as well as the importance of the availability …
This year’s birthday party was marked by a special, almost two-hour long, guided tour of our museum. We realized that many of our friends, guests, sponsors and people who support us from the first moment have never had the opportunity to go through the entire exhibition display with the expert guidance of the curator. We …
The fourth edition of our popular retro competition was held in the Book Caffe Dnevni boravak (The Living Room) which turned into a real street caffe with a crowd of people in front and across the street. The contestants had a number of tasks on old typewriters, including blindfold typing. The evening was extremely fun …
The idea for the Chakavian adaptation of the cult book The Little Prince originated during the pandemic lockdown. The book will be presented at Grobnik Airport in the week of the great writer’s birthday, June 29, 1900. As Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a pilot of the French Air Force, the promotion of the “Mići Princ” …
No, we don’t have a computer virus, nor a biological one! This visual only says that we are celebrating the 13th anniversary of the museum in a pandemic. Every year so far we have cheerfully marked it with a party open to everyone, of course with free admission to the museum. A birthday cake on …