National Videogame Museum (United Kingdom)

National Videogame Museum

Established	2018
Location	Sheffield England
Coordinates	53.383632°N 1.465708°W / 53.383632; -1.465708
Public transit access	Castle Square
Website	thenvm.org/

The National Videogame Museum is located in Sheffield, England and exhibits contemporary and historic video games.[1]

History

In 2015, the National Videogame Arcade opened in Nottingham, as the world's first cultural centre dedicated entirely to videogames.[2]

The NVA moved to Castle House in Sheffield in 2018, and was renamed the National Videogame Museum.[3]

In November 2023, the NVA celebrated its fifth birthday in which was its busiest year to date with over 50,000 visitors to the Castle House venue.[4]

Collection

The museum features playable exhibits[5] including the following hardware:

• BBC Micro
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• Sega Megadrive
• Game Boy Advance
• Nintendo Switch
• PlayStation
• Xbox
• PC

The exhibited games include:

• Dancing Stage Fusion
• Duck Hunt
• Gunblade NY
• QWOP
• Rock Band

References

1. Duggins, Alexi (31 January 2020). "Back to the future: why are we opting for nostalgic pop culture?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. "National Videogame Museum history". Retrieved 28 May 2019.
3. "National Videogame Museum reopens in Sheffield". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
4. "5 lessons from five years of the National Videogame Museum". 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
5. "Now Playing". National Videogame Museum. Retrieved 10 February 2020.