This museum showcases an extraordinary collection of antique phones and equipment. Ranging from crank wall phones to decorative models, its collection tells an inspiring tale of technology, innovation, and people.
The Telephone Historical Centre offers an engaging opportunity to discover Edmonton’s rich telecom history. A visit is both family friendly and educational – making this museum visit perfect for family outings or school field trips!
Admission
The Telephone Historical Centre provides a fascinating glimpse into the development of communications in New Mexico. Featuring antique telephones – from solid wooden, wall mounted hand-cranked phones to pocket sized touch-screen cellular phones – as well as hundreds of related pieces of equipment, visitors will gain a comprehensive perspective of this field’s development in New Mexico.
Visits to the museum can be exciting family adventures or educational field trips for students. Guided tours are available for groups of 10 or more people and tours can be scheduled two weeks in advance. Admission fees range from $5 for adults, $4 for senior 60 years old or older, $3 for children 5-12, with active military personnel admitted free-of-charge.
The Telephone Historical Centre is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization. Its purpose is to educate the public on the history and legacy of New Mexican telecommunications industries while protecting those responsible. Housed within an historic 1906 telephone building located downtown Albuquerque.
Exhibits
The museum collection showcases more than a century of communications technology in Roseville and nationally. Additionally, it serves as an excellent destination for family outings or school field trips.
This museum houses an impressive collection of telephones, equipment and memorabilia. Part of the Telecommunications History Group – a non-profit corporation operating an extensive telecommunications research archive in Denver – it provides access to this exhibit.
The museum exhibits are interactive, giving visitors of all ages a unique experience of how the telephone has transformed communication over the years. Some highlights of the experience include a working switchboard and Step-by-Step private automatic branch exchange which demonstrate how telephones were operated before modern mobile phones came into use; as well as crank wall phones and decorator telephones as well as equipment and tools used by telecom workers throughout history.
Tours
The Telephone Museum gave visitors an overview of communications technology and its history. Visitors could test their hand at operating a working switching station, while learning about the Winter Park Telephone Company founded by Carl Galloway in Maitland.
The museum was home to an impressive selection of original telephones dating back to 1878; just two years after Alexander Graham Bell received his patent on his invention. Visitors had an opportunity to interact with these artifacts, making this collection ideal for school field trips or group sightseeing tours.
Tours were led by current and retired ED TEL employees who were passionate about its collection and history, providing guests with an interactive experience while learning more about telephone history. This approach made the Telephone Historical Centre an unparalleled destination for anyone interested in telecom history.
