Unlearn the history of communications from Alexander Graham Bell’s simple box-shaped telephone to modern cellular phones! This interactive museum provides fun learning experiences suitable for family outings, school field trips or group sightseeing tours.
Established by retired ED TEL employees in 1987, the museum is housed at Prince of Wales Armouries Heritage Centre in Edmonton and boasts wooden box phones, candlestick wall phones and classic rotary phones on display as well as cases filled with Edison glass insulators of various shapes and sizes.
ED TEL Telephone Museum
The New Hampshire Telephone Museum in Warner is an unparalleled experience for history buffs and tech enthusiasts. Boasting an expansive collection of antique phones as well as an exhibit detailing how they have changed over time, educational programs such as Traveling Trunks Program are also offered at this museum in an intimate setting which allows visitors to connect with human stories surrounding telecommunications technology.
This museum boasts an extensive selection of phones, from rotary models and candlestick phones to wooden wall mount phones and phone booths – not forgetting Princess phones! Additionally, there’s a working switchboard as well as linemen’s tools on display; its mission is to inspire young people towards learning about electricity and engineering.
The Warner Museum can be easily reached from 1 Depot Street with free parking and ADA-compliant facilities, and is open May through October (with various hours in other months) featuring exhibits curated by retired phone company employees. Perfect for family outings and school field trips.
National Telephone Museum
Few inventions have had as great an effect on our daily lives as the telephone. From its creation as a telecommunication tool to becoming a household necessity required the tireless efforts of numerous pioneering minds like Alexander Graham Bell and Antonio Meucci – and today many museums across the United States honor these contributions with hands-on exhibits that highlight this revolution in telecommunications.
The National Telephone Museum showcases an assortment of fascinating displays, from replicas of old telephone exchanges and Edison insulators, to cases full of historic telephone handsets. Operated by current and retired ED TEL employees who volunteer their time for visitor assistance. It has become a favorite destination among school groups as well as sightseeing tours.
This museum boasts hands-on, how-things-work displays that are engaging for children and adults alike, providing an ideal destination. Additionally, there is an impressive collection of operator switchboards, outside plant displays, crank wall phones and novelty Princess phones on display as well as wheelchair accessibility – docents are on hand to lead visitors on an interactive visual tour through all exhibits at the museum.
Oklahoma Museum of Telephone History
The Oklahoma Museum of Telephone History offers visitors an engaging learning experience about the development of communication technology. Situated in Oklahoma City’s business district, it features various historical artifacts that demonstrate how communication technologies have revolutionized human interactions and is run by knowledgeable staff who offer insights and stories to visitors of all ages, making this museum truly enjoyable experience.
Science Museum Oklahoma is open from Monday through Wednesday and closed on Sundays and state holidays, and admission is free. Additionally, discounted tickets may be offered to groups or individuals holding valid Electronic Benefits Transfer cards, Oklahoma Tribal EBT cards or Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma ID cards; educational programs and resources for schools and libraries; guests are welcome to take personal photographs using handheld cameras; commercial photography is prohibited but Science Museum Oklahoma may use images or video of guests during their visit for promotional purposes.
Telephone Historical Centre
No matter your interest in telecom technology or telephones, the Telephone Historical Centre will prove an enjoyable and educational experience. One of the largest of its kind in North America, this museum houses items dating back to Alexander Graham Bell up through today.
The museum provides both guided and self-guided tours led by docents who are current or former ED TEL employees, providing insights into artifacts’ significance. From wooden wall phones and dialers, to recreations of independent telephone exchanges in small town America with glass insulators, poles, cables, splicing equipment and outside plant displays; there’s something here for everyone in this museum!
The museum features a working Panel and Crossbar electromechanical central-office switch, antique phones, crank wall phones, decorator phones and an impressive catalogued telecommunications reference library. Established by retired ED TEL employees in 1987 in Old Strathcona before moving to Prince of Wales Armouries Heritage Centre for better display later on.
