{"id":7470,"date":"2020-07-02T19:03:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T17:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museebolo.ch\/?page_id=7470"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:40:58","slug":"the-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museebolo.ch\/en\/the-museum\/the-association\/","title":{"rendered":"The association"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-195201&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-165139&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;600&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; separator_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; separator=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;T_Lead&#8221;]The association[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;92&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;120897&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;526239&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>The aim of the association &#8220;Les Amis du Mus\u00e9e Bolo&#8221; is to preserve material and documentation related to the history of computer science and to bring back to life these precious witnesses of the past.<\/h3>\n<p>The members of the association support the museum\u2019s activities through their membership fees, thereby contributing to the preservation and enhancement of this computing heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Among them, a group of volunteers is more actively involved in the life of the museum. They meet regularly to prepare events, restore machines, and contribute to the inventory of the collections.<\/p>\n<p>The association works in close collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museebolo.ch\/le-musee\/fondation\/\">foundation M\u00e9moires Informatiques<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][uncode_list icon=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right3&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;color-195201&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;145803&#8243; icon_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museebolo.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AMB_STATUTS_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statutes of the association<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museebolo.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/aBCM_Exoneration_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate of exemption for public utility purposes<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museebolo.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Historique_AMB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/uncode_list][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;color-195201&#8243; 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