Bytespace - Retro Computer Exhibition

★★★★★ 5/5 (26 reviews) Excellent

About This Museum

Tucked away on Minsk's main thoroughfare, the Bytespace museum is a delightful paradox: a collection dedicated to digital obsolescence, housed within the imposing concrete shell of a former Soviet scientific institute. You don't just look at these machines; you're encouraged to boot up a ZX Spectrum, load a game from cassette on an Amiga 500, or feel the satisfying clunk of an IBM Model M keyboard. The air hums with the distinctive whir of floppy drives and the low-resolution chirps of games from another era. It’s less a silent exhibition and more a living, interactive archive where the tactile joy of early computing takes center stage.

Collection Highlights

Visitors can get hands-on with Soviet-era hardware like the AGAT, a rare Apple II clone, alongside Western classics such as the Commodore 64 and early Apple Macintoshes. A particularly popular exhibit is the functioning collection of bulky CRT monitors and dot-matrix printers, complete with reams of continuous-feed paper.

Visitor Information

It's located at Nezalezhnosti Avenue 62; just look for the grand, serious building and head inside for a surprising dose of digital nostalgia. The staff are enthusiasts who clearly love sharing stories behind every beige box.

Architecture & Building

The museum is set in a classic example of Soviet brutalist architecture—a massive, geometric structure of raw concrete that feels both monumental and utilitarian.