New Apple Museum Opens in Utrecht, Netherlands, Featuring Replica Garage and Vintage iMacs
A new museum dedicated to Apple's history has opened in Utrecht, Netherlands, coinciding with the company's 50-year anniversary. Founded by Ed Bindels, owner of Amac, the 17,000-square-foot venue is Europe's largest Apple museum, operating independently from the corporation. Visitors start in a re-creation of Apple's garage, despite Steve Wozniak's 2014 statement that early operations were mainly in Steve Jobs' parents' bedroom. The exhibition traces Apple's evolution from 1976, showcasing a replica of the Apple I, rare artifacts like the 1983 Apple Lisa, and an early iPod. Simultaneously, the Mimms Museum in Roswell, Georgia, launched "iNSPIRE: 50 Years of Innovation From Apple" on April 1, featuring over 2,000 items.
Key facts
- The Apple Museum in Utrecht opened to mark Apple's 50-year anniversary
- It covers 17,000 square feet and is Europe's largest Apple museum
- The museum is not affiliated with Apple Inc.
- Founder Ed Bindels owns the Apple reseller Amac
- The exhibition includes a replica of the 1976 Apple I, with fewer than half of the original 200 units surviving
- Steve Wozniak stated in 2014 that the garage origin story is a myth
- The museum's collection has 5,000 items, with only a fraction displayed
- A parallel exhibition opened at the Mimms Museum of Technology and Art in Roswell, Georgia on April 1
Entities
Artists
- Steve Jobs
- Steve Wozniak
- Ed Bindels
- Antonie de Kok
- Lonnie Mimms
- Joshua Brustein
- Katie Drummond
- Caroline Eubanks
- Michele Debczak
Institutions
- Apple Museum
- Amac
- Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
- Mimms Museum of Technology and Art
- Bloomberg
- Associated Press
- Atlanta magazine
- History Channel
- Mental Floss
- IndieWire
- Eater
- Vice
Locations
- Utrecht
- Netherlands
- Los Altos
- California
- United States
- Roswell
- Georgia
- Brooklyn
- New York