This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete interview for Strange Tourist
For my latest feature for Strange Tourist I interviewed Sam Battle about his amazing museum of obsolete technology, This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete.
Best known for his YouTube channel Look Mum No Computer, the museum is very much an extension of that project. Many of the amazing musical instruments he has built for his videos are on display in the museum, as well as other items he has collected in recent years. There’s a strong emphasis on interactivity, which makes it something of a wonderland for curious minds.
“Touchscreens are the bane of my life,” he says. “Can't stand them. The old stuff's just more exciting.”
“I think it's important for kids to see the functioning because it makes it easier for a penny to drop than it being described in a very ethereal way,” he goes on. “It's hard to imagine how a computer works. But if you can see things working, then it starts making a little more sense.”