BGI / National Videogame Museum

It was a pleasure to be invited to the launch event of The Boy with a Leg Named Brian: Memoirs by Pete McKee exhibition at Sheffield Museums' Weston Park Museum.⁠ ⁠ One of Sheffield’s best-loved artists, Pete McKee brand new and largest solo exhibition to date takes you on a nostalgia-filled journey through his 1970’s childhood. This playful and evocative exhibition was thoroughly enjoyed by the NVM team as we explored Pete’s memories captured in a new series of paintings, prints and sculptures.⁠ ⁠ The exhibition is also complemented by displays celebrating the clothes, music and popular culture of the period. We’re also very proud to have played a small part in this display which features our 1978 Space Invaders arcade cabinet which will be playable throughout the exhibition's run.⁠ ⁠ The McKee and Sheffield Museums teams have done a brilliant job! The exhibition runs for a year, until 2nd November 2025. Be sure to go along to explore this brilliantly moving and incredibly funny interactive exhibition. ⁠ ⁠ Thanks for inviting us! ⁠ ⁠ https://lnkd.in/eBKiW_g5 #sheffieldmuseums #petemckee #petemckeeart #westonparkmuseum #creativesheffield #visitsheffield #welcometosheffield #nostalgia #spaceinvaders #arcade #arcademachine #memories #art #videogames #culture #sheffield #sheffieldissuper

Join Us as Chair or Trustee of the British Games Institute. Are you passionate about videogames, culture, and education? Do you have the strategic vision and experience to support a growing national charity? The British Games Institute (BGI) is looking for a bold, inspiring individual to serve as Chair of our Board of Trustees and help shape the future of our pioneering work. We are also seeking up to four individuals, with a range of experience, to join our Charity Board as Trustees. About the Roles: We are seeking a new Chair to lead our Board of Trustees at a pivotal moment in our development. As Chair, you will: - Provide strategic leadership to an energised and diverse Board. - Guide the next stage of growth for the National Videogame Museum. - Help create a sustainable future for the BGI, ensuring our work reaches and impacts a broad, inclusive audience. We are also looking for new Trustees to work with our new Chair and BGI Executive Team: - We especially require individuals with experience in Marketing, an understanding of the barriers to accessing education, the culture sector, or to act as Treasurer. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of the videogame industry’s cultural and educational landscape in the UK and beyond. If you believe you have the vision and drive to support the BGI into its next chapter, we want to hear from you. Deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 27th January 2025. For more information and to apply, download our Chair or Trustee Recruitment Pack ⬇ https://lnkd.in/e9j-CDC5 #NVM #JoinUs #JoinOurBoard #Leadership #BoardOfTrustees #Culture #Education #Charity #Videogames

Looking for the perfect way to start the office Christmas celebrations?⁠ ⁠ There's still time to get booking our new Christmas Lates. With a few dates still available starting from the 4th December, begin the holiday celebrations with your team, friends and work colleagues with our exclusive late evening openings.⁠ ⁠ Enjoy welcome drinks and mince pie on arrival, play over 100 games and take part in team competitions featuring a player versus player tournament in Mortal Kombat II.⁠ ⁠ Don't miss out on the ideal Christmas party warm up. It will be brilliant to see you join us at the Museum for festive fun. Book your session ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eCFrZDYq ⁠ #NVM #ChristmasLates⁠ ⁠ #christmas #christmaslates #worksocial #christmasevent #videogames #museum #sheffield #festivefun

The National Videogame Museum was taking over on Friday 22nd November as we took part in Kids in Museums Takeover Day 2024.⁠ ⁠ Following the brilliant success of taking part in last year's Takeover Day, we invited three SEND schools, Holgate Meadows School, Seven Hills School and Talbot School to become curators for the day.⁠ ⁠ Coinciding with Discover Creative Careers Week and with the support and funding from Create Sheffield, the pupils took part in our ‘Museum Maker’ workshops that enabled them to explore the Museum, highlight their favourite objects and pitch ideas for new games and exhibits. ⁠ ⁠ Gaining an insight into how to create a Museum like ours, they generated some fantastic ideas:⁠ ⁠ 🦔 A real life Sonic obstacle course 🕹 A playable Nintendo Wii exhibit⁠ 📱 An exhibition of mobile and handheld games ⁠ 👻 An exhibit of scary games 🎮 An introduction of games like The Legend of Zelda, Just Dance, Roblox and Pokémon.⁠ ⁠ Some of those mentioned (we can't say just yet) are in the pipeline to be introduced in the future 👀⁠ ⁠ It's been another brilliant day, and a pleasure to hand over curation duties to three excellent schools.⁠ #TakeoverDay #TakeoverDay2024 #KidsInMuseums #DiscoverCreativeCareersWeek #Museums #Exhibitions #Exhibit

A brilliant event and it was a pleasure to host!

It was a pleasure to welcome Charlene Taylor and Alex Habgood from Rebellion’s Archive Team last week to discuss archiving and collections management with Ann Wain and John O'Shea. The day also saw a tour of the NVM and object handling activities with some of our popular objects - including Game Boy dissection. We'd also like to thank them for the the amazing donation of sealed videogames to add to our 5000+ strong collection. We very much look forward to continuing our collaboration with Rebellion. #Museum #Archive #Collections #CollectionsManagement

We are delighted to announce our Head of Learning, Stacey Jubb, won the Community Player Award at last night’s Game Republic awards 2024. An award that is richly deserved, it highlights Stacey’s hard work and dedication and is a brilliant recognition of our whole Learning Team. Connecting communities at all levels with videogame culture through the Museum’s educational programmes, learning activities and outreach projects, Stacey continually goes above and beyond in her role working tirelessly to ensure videogames are for everyone. Forever. Keith Stuart, games journalist and former Games Editor for The Guardian and the main judge of the awards, said of our winner, “that by linking game studios with students from disadvantaged backgrounds and by bringing games into communities throughout the area, Stacey's work has shown in very practical ways how vital and life-changing videogames can be” We would also like to congratulate all the winners and everyone who was nominated for an award in a fantastic event that celebrated the incredible work of studios, educational institutions and individuals in the North. Read more about the awards ⬇ https://lnkd.in/e7caewS4 Read more about Stacey’s work at The National Videogame Museum ⬇  https://lnkd.in/eBfpGANX #AwardWinner #GameRepublicAwards2024 #GRAwards #GaMaYo Red Kite Games Barclays Games & Creative Escape Technology

It's a pleasure to be taking part in Kids in Museums Takeover Day again for 2024. ⁠ ⁠ Coinciding with Discover Creative Careers Week and with the support and funding from Create Sheffield, three SEND schools will have the opportunity to take over curation duties on Friday 22nd November through fun ‘Museum Makers’ workshops. ⁠ ⁠ Gaining an insight into the variety of roles needed to create a Museum like ours, the workshops will not only showcase the roles and responsibilities within the Museum but enable learners to be a curator for the session! ⁠ ⁠ Last year saw pupils from Arbourthorne Community Primary School, Stonelow Primary School and Northfield Junior School become 'Museum Makers' (pictured) creating ideas for new exhibits and games for the Museum where they pitched their ideas to the rest of the class.⁠ ⁠ We're very much looking forward to seeing and sharing all their brilliant ideas! ⁠ #TakeoverDay #DiscoverCreatoveCareersWeek #Museum #Curators #Heritage #videogames

Today we have the pleasure of hosting techUK's 'Gaming & Esports Technologies of the Future' which sees the launch of their first report exploring the future of gaming and Esports technologies. The in-person event reveals the key findings from the report and a panel discussion with industry leaders exploring cutting-edge technologies poised to revolutionise the video gaming and Esports sectors. Part of teckUK's Unleashing Innovation campaign, the report identifies the key technologies set to shape the future of gaming and Esports, showcased how UK-based companies are leading on the development, application and commercialisation of these, and investigated what more the UK must do to make future leadership a reality. View the report: https://lnkd.in/eCS5p3NX A huge thank you to Rory Daniels for choosing the NVM and a great job organising a fantastic event. It's been a pleasure to host and welcome a brilliant panel of Sue Daley, Keith Anderson, Imogen S Glen, India Browne, Paul Bugryniec, Tom Dore and Mia Haffety and open up the museum for networking and exploration of our playable exhibits and collection. #Event #UnleashInnovation #Esports #Network #Technology #Future #Videogames

Last week saw us host Empower Up: Networking Event ⁠Empowering the Video Game Industry to be Stronger and more Inclusive for Everyone’ in collaboration with #RaiseTheGame (a Ukie initiative program).  ⁠ An excellent turnout enjoyed a brilliant evening that featured a panel discussion with Nina Adams (Studio Director), Imogen Kaufman (University of Nottingham), Gina Jackson OBE (Pitchify & Skillful) Emma Brassington (Leadership Coach) and Mikayla Sinead (Birmingham Open Media) who chaired the panel. The event explored how empowering diversity and inclusion as strategic foundations can make the videogame industry stronger, accessible and more inclusive for everyone. The panel discussed thought provoking topics and shared their own stories about inclusive practices and leadership in the videogame industry. Read more about the event and the topics discussed ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eqC-FSsT It was a pleasure to host such a great event, with huge thanks to Dominic Shaw for organising an event that will be sure to be the first of many more to come. #NationalVideogameMuseum #UKIE #networking #event #empowerup #empowering #diversity #videogames #videogameindustry