Here they tell everything about information protection methods. The art of encryption from ancient times to the present day .
The first and only scientific and technological museum in Russia dedicated to cryptography. Using a unique collection of encryption equipment and the latest multimedia, it tells the story of secret communication technologies, the people, and inventions that changed the world.
The museum houses a unique historical collection of encryption equipment, information transmission means, and archival documents. The main exhibition consists of interactive and kinetic installations, educational and game exhibits, and diverse multimedia content. You can solve cryptographic puzzles, discover the connection between cryptography and significant historical events, and peek into the future.
Using encryption equipment, information transmission means, and archival documents, the exhibition tells the story of cryptography, related disciplines, and communication technologies, as well as the people and inventions that changed the world.
The exhibition also features specially created interactive, kinetic, multimedia, and game exhibits that explain the essence of complex cryptographic mechanisms and mathematical concepts in simple terms for children and adults.
The museum is divided into four sections, arranged in reverse chronology from modern times to antiquity.
First, our time – the internet and everything related to it, then moving to the industrial era when radio, telephones, and television appeared, then the era of pre-machine cryptography when letters were used, and finally the birth of writing.
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