National Communication Museum

National Communication Museum Exploring the past, present and future technologies that connect us.

01/09/2026

How’s the view from the museum office? ☀️ We’re currently closed for exhibition changeover, but here’s a cheeky reminder that we’re really close to Glenferrie Station.🚊We reopen with Radical Computing on Sat 19 Sep. 👀

19/08/2026

A little glimpse at our recent photoshoot with the amazing Mel Huang Buntine (d.dadut) and her partner Andy, the founders of the Buntine Computer Collection. Mel is guest curating our upcoming exhibition Radical Computing, which is her love letter to the personal computer. 💌 You can see many personal computers from Mel and Andy’s collection in the show, which opens at NCM on 19 September. See you there? 👀

Big thank you to our talented friend Casey Horsfield for being so incredible with a camera. 📸

Visit ncm.org.au to learn more 💻🗯️

Announcing our next feature exhibition: Radical Computing Guest curated by Mel Huang, Radical Computing is a love letter...
18/08/2026

Announcing our next feature exhibition: Radical Computing

Guest curated by Mel Huang, Radical Computing is a love letter to the personal computer, and to everyone who has ever tinkered, hacked, subverted and made with code. 💌

From the raw energy of the demoscene to global creative coding and open-source software movements, Radical Computing brings together people, communities and computers that push the boundaries of what computation has been and can be.

Featuring new commissions from an incredible collection of artists, plus a revival of Laurie Spiegel’s groundbreaking work Music Mouse, this is not your usual computing show. Explore personal computers from the Buntine Computer Collection. Plus see a rare piece of computing history: a Connection Machine CM-2, restored by the NCM team in consultation with Lead Product Designer, Tamiko Thiel. 🔥

Radical Computing opens with a day of free programs, designed for the whole family.

ℝ𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘
𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕊𝕒𝕥 𝟙𝟡 𝕊𝕖𝕡 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞
𝕀𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕞𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕦𝕞 𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕪

Learn more: https://ncm.org.au/exhibitions/radical-computing

Photo by Casey Horsfield

Finally few days of Stigmergy.This show explores a new type of network, built on artist protocols, not those of big tech...
07/08/2026

Finally few days of Stigmergy.

This show explores a new type of network, built on artist protocols, not those of big tech. Rather than invisible and frictionless, like so much of the technology we use today, Stigmergy's structure is as visible as the artwork it displays (provided by over 100 artists from all over the globe).

Come see it before it closes this Sunday. 🫶

Open Sat & Sun, 10am–5pm
NCM, 375 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn
Learn more and book: https://ncm.org.au/exhibitions/stigmergy

Stigmergy is presented by PSEUDO x NCM and launched as part of RISING, with thanks to partners Exhibitionist Digital and supporters Chunky Move and Yandell Walton.

Photos by Casey Horsfield

This is your last weekend to see Stigmergy before it closes!NCM will be closed from 10 August while we deinstall Stigmer...
06/08/2026

This is your last weekend to see Stigmergy before it closes!

NCM will be closed from 10 August while we deinstall Stigmergy and prepare for our next exhibition — keep your eyes peeled for a very special announcement on 18 August! 👀

We reopen with our next exhibition on Saturday 19 September.

Plan your visit: https://ncm.org.au/exhibitions/stigmergy

📷 PSEUDO x NCM: Stigmergy. Photo: Casey Horsfield

NCM is growing... and we want you to help build what's next. 👀 We're looking for a Head of Business Development and Part...
04/08/2026

NCM is growing... and we want you to help build what's next. 👀

We're looking for a Head of Business Development and Partnerships to grow NCM's reach across philanthropy, government, industry and tech.

Learn more and apply here: https://ncm.org.au/careers

Applications close 24 August at 5pm.

27/07/2026

Our team reacting to the AusAlert test. 🚨

Today, Mon 27 Jul, the Australian government will trial “AusAlert”, a new national alert system for use in extreme weath...
27/07/2026

Today, Mon 27 Jul, the Australian government will trial “AusAlert”, a new national alert system for use in extreme weather events and other emergencies. At 2pm, your phone will blare with a test alarm, advising you of a national test.

AusAlert has been developed in response to the 2019-2020 “Black Summer” bushfires, where existing SMS alert systems sometimes failed to reach people in regional areas. Today's test is a trial before the full system rolls out in October 2026.

Some domestic violence advocates have expressed concerns about the risk this trial may pose to vulnerable people in our communities, exposing ‘safe phones’ or otherwise hidden devices. Representatives from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have advised that these devices should be switched off for 24 hours to prevent the alert going off.

Learn more: https://www.nema.gov.au/our-work/risk-reduction/ausalert

This is the latest in a long line of national alert systems. In NCM’s Conversations Gallery, we explore how people have communicated during crises, from air raid sirens that were used during World War II to transparent face masks that allowed for lip-reading during COVID-19 precautions.

NCM is open from 10am–5pm, Wed– Sun, if you'd like to explore more.

📷 Charred cable cover, recovered by a telecommunications technician after the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009, NCM. Photo by Phoebe Powell

Last chance to be a party of our next volunteer intake. 💫 You'll learn basic information about our collections and exhib...
16/07/2026

Last chance to be a party of our next volunteer intake. 💫 You'll learn basic information about our collections and exhibitions, assist our visitors with wayfinding and accessibility resources, and support the NCM team during our fantastic public programs.

Closes 11.59pm tonight Thu 16 Jul.

Apply now: https://ncm.org.au/volunteers

We'd love to have you as part of the team.❣️

Photo by Paoli Smith.

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