Teesside Community Interest Company
PLAY THE PAST, POWER THE FUTURE
A community museum and arcade preserving vintage technology and inspiring the next generation of innovators, engineers and creators across Teesside and beyond.
RE:WIRED Museum & Arcade CIC is a community-run organisation based in Teesside dedicated to preserving the technology that shaped our world. From the earliest home computers and arcade cabinets to the consoles and gadgets that defined generations, we collect, restore and celebrate the machines that changed everything.
But we're more than a museum. We're a hands-on, interactive space where visitors of all ages can play with the technology of the past, understand how it worked, and discover the ideas and engineering that made it possible. Every blinking cursor, every pixel, every circuit board tells a story — and those stories connect directly to the technology careers of tomorrow.
As a Community Interest Company, everything we do is for the benefit of our community. We're volunteer-driven, donation-funded, and passionate about making technology history accessible to everyone.
We believe that understanding where technology came from is the key to shaping where it goes next. By putting vintage tech into young people's hands, we spark curiosity, build confidence, and open pathways into the tech careers that will define the future.
We rescue, restore and catalogue vintage computers, consoles, arcade machines and electronic equipment that might otherwise end up in landfill. Every piece of tech has a story worth saving.
Through hands-on workshops, exhibitions and outreach, we show young people the fundamentals of computing — from soldering circuits to writing BASIC. Skills that translate directly into modern tech careers.
When a young person sees a computer built in a bedroom that changed the world, they realise they can do the same. We turn nostalgia into aspiration and curiosity into career ambition.
Founded as a Community Interest Company to give Teesside a dedicated space for technology preservation and education.
Donations from across the region help us build a diverse collection spanning decades of computing, gaming and electronics history.
Working towards our first permanent exhibition space while running pop-up events, workshops and community outreach programmes.
A fully accessible museum and arcade space where anyone can explore technology's past and imagine its future.
Our growing collection spans the full history of personal computing, gaming, and electronic innovation. From 8-bit home computers to early internet hardware — every piece is a chapter in the story of technology.
ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST and more
Classic coin-ops from the golden age of arcades
From Atari 2600 through to Dreamcast and beyond
Printers, modems, joysticks, light guns and curiosities
Tapes, disks, cartridges, manuals and magazines
Calculators, early mobile phones, digital watches
Processors, boards, chips — the building blocks
Adverts, packaging, posters, trade show materials
RE:WIRED is powered entirely by the generosity of our community. Whether you donate old tech, contribute financially, or volunteer your time — every bit helps us preserve history and inspire the next generation.
Got old computers, consoles, arcade boards, or electronic equipment gathering dust? Give them a second life with RE:WIRED. We accept donations of vintage and modern tech for our collection, educational programmes, or responsible WEEE-compliant recycling. We're a registered waste carrier so we can collect from you.
Donate Tech →Financial contributions help us cover storage, restoration supplies, exhibition costs and our mission to bring technology education to schools and community groups across Teesside. Every pound goes directly to our charitable purposes.
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