Museu das Comunicações

Museu das Comunicações

Museu das Comunicações main entrance
Established	6 October 1997
Location	R. do Instituto Industrial 16, 1200-225 Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates	38.7079°N 9.1503°W / 38.7079; -9.1503
Website	https://www.fpc.pt/pt/

The Museu das Comunicações is a technology museum in Lisbon, Portugal. Dedicated to promote the study, conservation and dissemination of the historical, scientific and technological communications heritage, the museum focuses on the history of communication, particularly in Portugal.^[1]

History

The building was created by the architect João Simões Antunes, and housed a factory and later a telecommunications center. Originally owned by Instituto Superior Técnico (a Portuguese engineering university), the building was sold to the company H. Vaultier in 1944. The Portuguese Communications Foundation inherited the building, and it became a museum in 1997.^[2]

Exhibits

The museum houses permanent exhibits highlighting the history of communications in Portugal, as well as rotating exhibitions of contemporary art.^[3] It is based on the museological collections of the state regulatory agency, Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), the postal service, CTT Correios de Portugal, and Altice Portugal, a telecoms provider formerly known as Portugal Telecom.^[4]

Gallery

A few of the exhibits are shown below:

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  Battery-powered delivery car
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  Wall phone
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  Early switchboard

References

1. "Museu das Comunicações". www.ipmuseus.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto dos Museus e da Conservação. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
2. "The Building - Fundação Portuguesa Das Comunicações: Museu Das Comunicações." Fundação Portuguesa Das Comunicações: Museu Das Comunicações, https://www.fpc.pt/en/foundation/history-2/
3. "English".
4. "Museu das Comunicações: Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações". Time Out. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.