Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games
U of W, 200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario
(519) 888-4424
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On-site exhibition viewing hours vary with each exhibit, but generally the Gallery is open to the public Monday through Thursday afternoons. Groups are accommodated by appointment.
Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games
The Museum and Archive of Games is housed in B.C. Matthews Hall on the University of Waterloo main campus, in the City of Waterloo.The establishment of a museum is a natural outgrowth of academic research about games and game playing behaviors. Games reflect the cultures in which they are developed and played, and illustrate the cultural diffusion and interaction of people throughout human history. In addition to understanding the role and function of games in the field of Recreation and Leisure Studies, research concerning games is conducted in such disciplines as Anthropology, History, Psychology, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Military Science, Languages and Literature, Rehabilitation Medicine, and more.
