The museum originated from a Galway City Development Board sub-group called eGalway and was founded by the late Dr. Chris Coughlan and the museum's curator Brendan Smith. Their core purpose is to inspire today’s youth to consider careers in science and engineering by highlighting the importance of innovation to human progress and the often-overlooked contributions of young people, women, and Ireland to the advances in global communications technologies. Guided group tours are available for schools by prior booking.