Step into a world of games. Encounter 4000 years of gaming history and challenge family and friends in both new and historical games from around the world.
Games and play have had a huge impact on humanity throughout history. This exhibition features over 100 games from different times and places, each with a story to tell. Many of them are on display to visitors for the first time - side by side with contemporary board games, role-playing games, LARP and digital games such as arcades and e-sports.
Meet mysterious and forgotten game boards, marvel at banned games, discover games used for divination or to contact spirits, and delve into the backstory of the world's most beloved games. The exhibition immerses you in the world of games and follows the evolution from then to now, from Chess to Minecraft.
That's how old the oldest game in the exhibition is. It's called Men and is considered one of the oldest surviving game boards in the world. It comes from ancient Egypt and is so old that no one knows how it was played. Check out Men in our database.
The exhibition features more than 100 games from all over the world, 30 of which you can play in the exhibition.
If the exhibition were a game box, it would say 5-99 on the side. No one is too young or too old. Bring friends and family and experience the games together!
Want to learn even more? Here are facts, rules videos and podcasts about some of the games you can play in the exhibition or buy in the museum shop:
