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Video Games in Research

This guide is designed to help researchers who have questions about adding video games to their research.

Video Games and Museums

Video games are no stranger to museums and museum exhibits.  While there are several museums that focus on just video games, other well known museums have started adding games to their collections and exhibits. Some museums that have hosted video game exhibits are:

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5453

Imperial War Museum

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-can-video-games-tell-us-about-war-and-conflict

Smithsonian American Art Museum

https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/games


Here are some museums whose primary focus includes video games:

Museums in the United States

Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment

https://www.themade.org/

National Video Game Museum

https://nvmusa.org/

Strong Museum of Play

https://www.museumofplay.org/

International Museums

The National Videogame Museum (Sheffield, England)

https://thenvm.org/

Nationaal Videogame Museum (Netherlands)

https://www.nationaalvideogamemuseum.nl/

Nostalgia Box Museum (Perth, Australia)

https://thenostalgiabox.com.au/

Krakow Arcade Museum (Krakow, Poland)

http://www.krakowarcademuseum.com/en/

Museum of Soviet Arcade Games (Moscow, Russia)

https://15kop.ru/en