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The E.musée is located in Montréal , Quebec , Canada, and it's part of Etek Laptop computer . Over 300 vintage computers and 200 computer parts are on display, from a wide variety of manufacturers, including Apple, Atari, Commodore, IBM, Radio Shack, Timex , and others. The museum also had a large library of original software and an archive of computer-related magazines.

The museum's mandate is to preserve computer technology and to offer interactivity with older machines. E.musée welcome private tours from schools and other groups. It is open to students, to study the origins of computers and the various technologies involved. Parents are welcome to bring children, to see computers which the parents may have once used, to get a sense of the ancestry of today's technology. Admission is free.

The museum first opened to the public in October, 2022.[1] It is run by Elie Karam , its founder and curator, and by a his wife Rola Haouchab. Computer recycling

The E.musée is engaged in computer recycling. Local residents can bring computers to the museum for safe, proper recycling.

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Notable events ===


On December 15, 2022 Daybreak host Sean Henry speaks with Elie Karam. He is a collector of vintage computers, and the founder of the computer museum located at the Etek Laptop computer store in Saint-Laurent<ref></https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-15-daybreak-montreal/clip/15955183-what-remember-computer-visit-museum-saint-laurent>

On December 28, 2022 Ctv news speaks with Elie Karam : From passion project to computer museum, a tech geek's dream realized<ref><montreal.ctvnews.ca/from-passion-project-to-computer-museum-a-tech-geek-s-dream-realized-1.6210605>

On January 1 , 2023 , The Journal de Montréal featured an article about the computer museum collecion <3>

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Category:2005 establishments in Quebec Category:Buildings and structures in Montreal Category:Computer museums Category:Museums established in 2022 Category:Museums in Montréal Category:Science museums in Canada