There is documentation of at least three physical time capsules at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as well as a "virtual" or digital time capsule.

3 days ago · These captivating time capsules contain far more than just old newspaper clippings.

Jul 5, 2025 · Seward, Nebraska, located 25 miles west of Lincoln with a population of under 8,000, is home to a 45-ton time capsule, once dubbed the largest in the world by the World …

Jul 5, 2025 · SEWARD, Neb. — Treasures from 1975, sealed inside what the World Record Academy once called the “world’s largest time capsule,” went on display Friday, drawing …

Jul 7, 2025 · 50 years later, as heirs, descendants, and children all grown up watched the large concrete vault crack open last week, they realized what a brilliant idea it was. The items went …

Jul 14, 2025 · In Seward, Neb., the world’s largest time capsule was cracked open after 50 years, offering an intimate glimpse into life during the 1970s. Inside were countless pet rocks, letters, …

Jul 2, 2025 · 50 years after it was dedicated by Seward businessman Harold Davisson, what’s considered to be the “World’s Largest Time Capsule” will open to the public in Seward on July …

The main point of distinction is that general storage takes into consideration regular or occasional access to the contents, whereas a time capsule is intended to stay closed and undisturbed …

Mar 7, 2016 · 1939 wasn’t the only year that a world’s fair included an ambitious time capsule project. For the 1970 Expo in Osaka, Japan, the electronics giant Panasonic constructed a …

A time capsule is “a container used to store for posterity a selection of objects thought to be representative of life at a particular time.” Time capsules are interesting to people of all ages …