Video Game Culture (DE), HI-SCORE (DE), Video Game History Museum (HR), IVIPRO – Italian Videogame Program (IT) and Umbra Dynamics (UK) joins EFGAMP
EFGAMP recorded an unprecedented membership growth in 2025. After six new members joined during the course of the year, we were able to welcome five more organizations across Europe committed to collecting and preserving gaming cultural heritage at the end of 2025.
With 23 regular and 7 supporting members, EFGAMP now represents a noteworthy number of game preserving organisations across Europe. Andreas Lange, COO of EFGAMP, says: “It’s a highly remarkable development that awareness of the cultural significance of games is now deeply rooted in our society. As an association, we not only ensure the further consolidation of the preservation of gaming cultural heritage, but now also have a strong voice with which we can promote innovative strategies and projects and further improve the framework conditions. Our network is unique worldwide and clear evidence of Europe’s cultural innovative strength.”
The activities of the new members represent the broad spectrum of gaming cultural heritage preservation: from volunteer grassroots projects (Video Game Culture DE) to high-traffic collecting museums (HI-SCORE Videospielmuseum DE, Video Game History Museum HR) and networking and educational institutions (IVIPRO – Italian Videogame Program IT) to development studios for updating classic computer games (Umbra Dynamics UK).
Video Game Culture (DE)
Hendrik Lesser (Co-Founder & Chairman): “We strongly believe that video games are THE key culture technique of the 21st century and must be preserved accordingly. For almost two decades, the non-profit VideoSpielKultur e.V. has been building and maintaining an archive of more than 15,000 games, consoles, magazines, books and merchandise to preserve culture and support research, education, public discourse and make older games accessible to be played.
In EFGAMP and its members, we have found the right partners on a European scale to do this together with – advocating across the public, politics, our industry, and other NGOs to defend and push for video games as part of our cultural heritage.”
HI-SCORE Videospielmuseum (DE)
•Regine Silbermann (Co-Founder and director): “For us at HI-SCORE Videospielmuseum, video games are much more than just entertainment. They represent decades of cultural history and a heritage that needs to be preserved. In recent years, our museum has faced weekly challenges of repairs and restoration, since we never wanted to keep the exhibits behind glass but make them playable. Especially arcade cabinets, but also game consoles and handhelds, require continuous effort to maintain a hands-on experience for our visitors. Building this museum has been a labor of love, and joining EFGAMP gives us the opportunity to connect with others who share the same passion. We look forward to learning from our European partners, contributing our own knowledge and experiences, and working together to keep the history of video games alive for future generations.“
Video Game History Museum (HR)
Damir Šlogar (Museum founder and director): “Video games have always transcended borders – and so should their preservation. Becoming part of EFGAMP is an important step for us, ensuring that the stories, technology and art behind games are protected not just for nostalgia, but for understanding how they shaped generations.”
Umbra Dynamics (UK)
Marc Williamson (Founder and CEO): “Games are an important medium, and we do very little to secure their history for future generations. Umbra Dynamics joined EFGAMP because preserving gaming’s heritage is core to who we are: reviving classic games, protecting the medium’s history, and making timeless experiences accessible to players today and tomorrow.“
IVIPRO (IT)
Andrea Dresseno (President): “Preservation activities can only benefit from collaboration and dialogue among different organizations: on the one hand, by sharing experiences and best practices; on the other, by acknowledging the fact that it is impossible to preserve everything on one’s own. Working within a network therefore becomes, in our view, the only truly effective option. We hope that this membership will not only help make preservation work even more meaningful from a European perspective, but also enable the creation of shared opportunities for meeting and dissemination, including through our events in Italy.“
EFGAMP only exists because of these members and the expansion of this network greatly improves the cultural awareness and impact that games preservation has within Europe. Are you part of a cultural heritage institute, or working on the preservation of games within Europe? We are always open to welcoming new potential members to join EFGAMP. If you are interested in becoming a member please find all information here or contact us via contact -at- efgamp.eu.
