Category Archives: Museum News

Inauguration of the Cii Honeywell Bull mainframe at the UPV Computer Science Museum

Next Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the inauguration ceremony will take place for one of the most emblematic pieces of our university’s technological heritage: the Honeywell Bull CII mainframe, recently incorporated into the Computer Science Museum thanks to a generous donation from ArcelorMittal.

This computer system, over seven meters long, represents a milestone in the history of computing and has been carefully restored with the collaboration of the UPV’s Art and Heritage Fund. Its installation and restoration have been made possible thanks to the collaborative work of specialist technician Alfredo Moralejo, the School of Computer Engineering, the Department of Information Systems and Computing, the Computer Science Museum itself, and with the essential support of the Vice-Rector’s Office for Art, Science, Technology, and Society.

The event will take place next:

📅 Wednesday, July 9, 2025
🕛 At 12:00 p.m.
📍 DSIC Board Room, Building 1F – Department of Information Systems and Computing – Polytechnic University of Valencia

The event program will include:

  • Opening – Vice-Rector for Art, Science, Technology, and Society and Director of the Computer Science Museum
  • Origin of the piece – Representative of ArcelorMittal
  • Mounting and characteristics – Mr. Alfredo Moralejo
  • Restoration of the piece – Art and Heritage Collection Area
  • Institutional closing ceremony – Director of the ETSINF
  • Honorary wine

Free admision until full capacity is reached.

Balance of Retropolis 2025 #RPV25

On April 12th, the Polytechnic University of Valencia hosted the latest edition of Retropolis 2025, the retrocomputing and classic video game fair that has established itself as a leading event for vintage technology and digital history enthusiasts. This year, the HP-UPV Business Chair and the Edicom Business Chair played a key role as event sponsors.

Retropolis 2025 offered a free and sustainable experience, bringing together more than 1,900 attendees—the highest number recorded to date—including adults, children, and entire families. During the event, more than 1,000 kg of food were collected for the Valencia Food Bank, also setting a charity record in the event’s history.

The public was able to enjoy exhibits dedicated to Apple computers, handheld consoles, and classic arcade games, as well as new developments for 8- and 16-bit computers, demonstrating that the retro scene is still alive and evolving. Highlights included interactive workshops, visits to the Computer Museum, free play areas, and a lively table football tournament.

Institutional participation facilitated the connection between the technology industry and academia, promoting learning and the preservation of digital heritage.

Events like Retropolis 2025 reinforce the importance of recovering collective technological memory, fostering dialogue between generations, and bringing the history of computing to new audiences.

Images: https://photos.app.goo.gl/t6tVJLtrtag2eBhM9

Temporary exhibition in space.inf

In 2025, RetróPolis Valencia celebrates its 8th edition next Saturday, April 12th, and as part of its supporting content, we have organized a temporary exhibition at espai.inf in building 1E with a historical retrospective of the posters from all editions of RetróPolis, the event organized by the ETSINF Computer Museum with the aim of disseminating, promoting, and preserving the culture of video games and classic computing. The exhibition brings together the 8 posters corresponding to the editions held between 2016 and 2025 (except for the years 2020 and 2021, in which the event was not held due to the pandemic) and has been arranged in reverse chronological order: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, also displaying a collage in 3×3 board format, where the central square – with the RetróPolis logo – symbolizes the forced stoppage due to the pandemic. The exhibition can be visited until April 16.