TELEPHONE DAY: SUNDAY 31 MAY

11.00am-4.30pm

Telephone Day
The Museum’s Working Telephone Equipment is a highlight for many visitors whatever their age. Press “Button A” or “Button B”; be a Switchboard Operator; use a candlestick telephone and see how exchanges used to work. Telephone Day will have many additional attractions:

Professor Linge and Colleagues from Salford University
A special display of hands-on exhibits relating to the telegraph and telephone, previously hugely popular at Manchester Museum of Science and Technology.

Top Secret
Be a Secret Agent and try out our Telephone Scramblers.

Telegraph
Send a message as they did before the telephone. Presented by friends from Amberley Museum.

Telegrams
Investigate the significance of the Telegram with BT Heritage Centre.

Telephone Anniversary
It is 50 years since the last classic telephone – the 700 telephone was introduced. Learn how to assemble a telephone and see the special display brought together for this occasion.

“Professor” Beamish
He may not be a “Chair” of a University Department but “Prof” Beamish demonstrates his amazing scientific experiments with skill and entertainment. 

See How Telegraph Poles Are Tested

Optical fibre. What is it and how are fibres joined together?
A special exhibition from OpenReach.

Broadcast With The Radio Club

Vintage Radio Display
A Special One-Day Exhibition of the Museum’s Radio Collection – the first time in 13 years.

The Telephone Section has long been one of the Museum’s most popular displays. We think this is because it appeals to all ages and it is highly interactive. The Museum is hoping to expand its permanent telephone display and the annual telephone day will be used to try out ideas so that the most successful can be incorporated into the plans.

Milton Keynes Museum hopes that it will eventually have a Collection and Displays that cover the whole period of the area’s history; from earliest time up to, and including the present day. Until that time it is intended that we will hold a series of events covering those periods so far not displayed in the Museum.

This week-end is at the end of the School half–term holiday when the Museum has special activities every day.

All visitors to the Museum during Half-Term will be entitled to Free Entry to Mediaeval Day and Telephone Day.

And ………..

All those attending the Mediaeval Day will receive free admission to Telephone Day.

Normal Museum Prices apply for First Visit of the Week, then it’s free:

Families (2 adults and up to 4 children) £14.00
Concessions £4.00 (if your not sure, you are bound to be one)
Adults £5.00