What a disappointing shame. It happens to too many good computer museums. I
wonder if there's a solution for the future.  Hopefully they're in contact
with CHM and others prior to the auction but it unfortunately sounds like
they're looking for money more than preservation :-(

On Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 11:47 AM Christian Liendo via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

>
> https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-museum-logs-off-for-good-as-paul-allen-estate-will-auction-vintage-items/
>
> Living Computers Museum + Labs, the Seattle institution created by the
> late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a hands-on showcase for rare
> computing technology and interactive displays, will not reopen, more
> than four years after closing just ahead of the pandemic.
>
> Allen’s estate, which has been managing and winding down his vast
> array of holdings since his death in 2018, confirmed to GeekWire that
> the 12-year-old museum is closed for good. The estate also announced
> Tuesday that some key pieces from Allen’s personal collection of
> computer artifacts, displayed over the years at Living Computers, will
> be auctioned by Christie’s as part of a broader sale of various Allen
> items later this year.
>

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