It's happening - the new way to discover and explore every aspect of electricity and electronics. An interactive exhibition and demonstration of everything from vintage arcade games to power station machinery to scary fuse boxes to bizarre electromedical quack gadgets.
The project has been under slow development for a long time and 'on the back burner' until recently. Having discovered that I have a life-limiting illness I need to get it moving quickly and thanks to some generous support and donations we have raised the funding for the startup phase of the project. The charitable organisation to run it has been formed and a pilot exhibition will open in 2022 to demonstrate how it is all going to work.
This thread will keep you updated with developments and links to media, and various news from the front line. We are actively working with the collection as well as in the back office, so we'll try to give you some sneak previews of interesting bits. If you fancy helping out, we're based in London and Bedfordshire, all are welcome, get in touch by this thread or PM.
First of all, here is a link to a little interview that was made just after I received my shock diagnosis. Things are looking up since then, I am responding well to treatment and hope to beat the survival odds. This is on the actual fundraising page where you can track the progress of that campaign and make donations:
www.gofundme.com
There was some news coverage in MyLondon which was also written when I had been given the rather pessimistic initial prognosis and the implications of the illness loomed rather large:
www.mylondon.news
Now onto some machines:
Here's Steve starting up the Belliss and Morcom 60kW compound steam-driven generating set:
And at the electronic end of the scale, a 1984 VHD videodisc machine using a vinyl record (!) that never caught on:
I'll put some pics up in further posts...
The project has been under slow development for a long time and 'on the back burner' until recently. Having discovered that I have a life-limiting illness I need to get it moving quickly and thanks to some generous support and donations we have raised the funding for the startup phase of the project. The charitable organisation to run it has been formed and a pilot exhibition will open in 2022 to demonstrate how it is all going to work.
This thread will keep you updated with developments and links to media, and various news from the front line. We are actively working with the collection as well as in the back office, so we'll try to give you some sneak previews of interesting bits. If you fancy helping out, we're based in London and Bedfordshire, all are welcome, get in touch by this thread or PM.
First of all, here is a link to a little interview that was made just after I received my shock diagnosis. Things are looking up since then, I am responding well to treatment and hope to beat the survival odds. This is on the actual fundraising page where you can track the progress of that campaign and make donations:
Donate to 250 days to raise £50,000, organized by Dan Hartley
Hi, We are a team of film industry technicians who are creating this fundraiser for our long… Dan Hartley needs your support for 250 days to raise £50,000
There was some news coverage in MyLondon which was also written when I had been given the rather pessimistic initial prognosis and the implications of the illness loomed rather large:
Londoner, 49, desperate to fulfil lifelong dream after tragic cancer diagnosis
Lucien Nunes is committed to spending whatever time he has left to set up the museum
Now onto some machines:
Here's Steve starting up the Belliss and Morcom 60kW compound steam-driven generating set:
And at the electronic end of the scale, a 1984 VHD videodisc machine using a vinyl record (!) that never caught on:
I'll put some pics up in further posts...
