1950s–1960s
Enter chapter Before the Web
The ambitious ideas that started it all.
EXHIBITION 001 / TECHNOLOGY / HISTORY
The Birth
of the Internet.
01 — 05
Five chapters about one of the most transformative ideas in modern history.
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HOST FOUND · PACKET SENT · WORLD CONNECTED_
THE STORY
It began with
a question.
How an unlikely experiment connected the world.
Long before the internet became part of everyday life, a handful of researchers were asking a remarkable question: what if computers could talk to one another? Follow the ideas, people, and turning points that made our connected world possible.
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YOUR JOURNEY / 005 CHAPTERS
Inside the exhibition.
1969–1982
Enter chapter The First Connections
From ARPANET to a network of networks.
1983–1990
Enter chapter A Common Language
Protocols and possibilities that opened new doors.
1991–1999
Enter chapter The Web Goes Public
Browsers, websites, and a new digital frontier.
2000s–Today
Enter chapter Always Connected
How the internet became a part of daily life.
Every big idea has a story. Stay curious.
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