[cctalk] Re: Seattle’s Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items

I'm curious what happens to items that were donated on the understanding that the museum would be a safe long term place for them?Pretty sad they couldn't make it work.BradSent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Teo Zenios via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Date: 2024-06-25 11:24 a.m. (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Cc: Teo Zenios <teoz(a)neo.rr.com> Subject: [cctalk] Re: Seattle’s Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items So much for museums outliving the founders.-----Original Message----- From: Christian Liendo via cctalkSent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 12:46 PMTo: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic PostsCc: Christian LiendoSubject: [cctalk] Seattle’s Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage itemshttps://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-museum-logs-of… Computers Museum + Labs, the Seattle institution created by thelate Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a hands-on showcase for rarecomputing technology and interactive displays, will not reopen, morethan four years after closing just ahead of the pandemic.Allen’s estate, which has been managing and winding down his vastarray of holdings since his death in 2018, confirmed to GeekWire thatthe 12-year-old museum is closed for good. The estate also announcedTuesday that some key pieces from Allen’s personal collection ofcomputer artifacts, displayed over the years at Living Computers, willbe auctioned by Christie’s as part of a broader sale of various Allenitems later this year. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.www.avast.com