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About
CHM DECODES TECHNOLOGY FOR EVERYONE.
CHM is the leading museum decoding computing’s ongoing impact on our world. From the heart of Silicon Valley, we are uniquely positioned to cull the key lessons of the past and through our research, exhibits, events, and incomparable collection of computing artifacts create informed digital citizens empowered to make the choices that will shape a better future.
WE BELIEVE:
- Our computing past informs our digital present with lessons that span generations.
- Technology should be created and applied ethically and expand access to opportunity.
- Technological progress should be in service to human progress.
VISION
To shape a better future.
MISSION
CHM decodes technology—its computing past, digital present, and future impact on humanity.
Preservation
We collect and care for the artifacts and stories of the ongoing computing revolution to understand how our digital world came to be and where it might be headed. The foundation of all we do, our collection relies on the preservation expertise and pioneering efforts of many.
Conversation
We facilitate dialogue and stimulate debate about critical issues in technology, because the actions we take today create the future we live in tomorrow. Original programming convenes today’s thought leaders, entrepreneurs, historians, scholars, policymakers, innovators, and journalists from a variety of fields and disciplines.
Education
We provide engaging experiences that make technology and computing history accessible and relevant to people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests, empowering them to make choices for a better future. Experiences include exhibits, artifact showcases, digital games, and other activities.
CHM ANNUAL REPORT
Catch up on CHM’s fiscal year 2025 finances and all the ways we make an impact decoding tech for everyone. Read about our popular AI exhibit, our new CHM Fellows, including Jensen Huang, programs that featured Bill Gates, Sal Khan, and other thought leaders, highlights of new artifacts and oral histories, and how we serve as a trusted resource for media and the public.
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