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The new museum will open in a prime location in Piazza della Repubblica, Rome. The opening is scheduled for November 30, immediately following the Checkpoint - Festival of Interactiv Experiences, which will also take place in Rome.

GAMM – Game Museum is designed, operated and further developed by Kabuto, a start-up founded at the beginning of the year by experienced managers from the industry, as well as the team behind Vigamus The Video Game Museum.

The Vigamus Museum is a flagship project in terms of the cultural and artistic significance of games. According to its own figures, over two million people have visited the museum since it opened in 2012.

"GAMM - Game Museum aims to highlight the cultural and artistic value of video games as interactive works allowing visitors to immerse themselves in a path based on the combination of history, technology, and the exploration of gameplay", says Marco Accordi Rickards, Director of GAMM and CEO of Vigamus Group.

And Luisa Bixio, CEO of Milestone and Co-Founder of Kabuto, adds: "GAMM will be an immersive museum space, where video games as a cultural medium can be explored from the origins to the latest evolution, visitors from all over the world will be able to discover a new location in the heart of Rome."

According to Kabuto, GAMM will open seven days a week and span approximately 700 square meters, divided into two levels and three thematic areas. 

The former museum project Vigamus has since grown into an entire group of companies, the Vigamus Group, which, in addition to the museum, also operates websites and the training institution Vigamus Academy. The latter is currently also setting up a business in Germany.  

New Games Museum Project GAMM to Open in Rome