Nostalgia dengan Gadget Lawas di Extinct Media Museum Tokyo

Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang

Model kamera lama dipajang di Extinct Media Museum di Tokyo, Jepang.

Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang

Dari kaset video Betacam hingga disket dan perangkat Sony kuno, museum ini memamerkan kamera lama dan peralatan telekomunikasi, termasuk kamera statis “Lily” buatan Jepang tahun 1916, yang merupakan pameran tertuanya.    

Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang

Di tengah rak-rak museum yang berantakan dengan tiga ruangan, pengunjung seperti Mika Matsuda yang berusia 59 tahun dapat kembali ke masa lalu dan memegang gadget yang dulunya digunakan sehari-hari.    

Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang

Dibuka pada Januari 2023, museum ini didirikan atas dasar keyakinan bahwa semua peralatan media, kecuali kertas dan batu, pada akhirnya akan 'punah', jelas wakil kurator museum Barbara Asuka.  

Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang

Museum ini secara rutin menerima sumbangan dari pengunjung museum seperti Hisashi Ito, yang membawa jam tangan genggam kecil dan kaset dari koleksi pribadinya.  

Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang
Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang
Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang
Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang
Visitors view items inside Extinct Media Museum, a private museum showcasing a collection of defunct gadgets including old cameras, cassette tapes and cell phone, in Tokyo, Japan January 11, 2025.  REUTERS/Irene Wang