Engineering:Mobile Phone Museum
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| Established | 2021 |
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| Location | Virtual museum |
| Type | Technology museum |
| Accreditation | Registered Charity[1] |
| Collections | Mobile phones |
| Collection size | 5000+[2] |
| Founder | Ben Wood, Matt Chatterley |
| Website | www |
The Mobile Phone Museum is a virtual museum curating mobile phones and a nonprofit organisation aimed at archiving and preserving mobile technology and increasing educational outreach about developments and innovations in the mobile industry. It has been described as the "world’s most extensive mobile phone museum".[3]
History
The museum was founded by Ben Wood and Matt Chatterley,[4] and officially launched at an event in London in November 2021.[5] It is supported through a five-year sponsorship agreement with Vodafone.[6][3] At launch the museum consisted of more than 2000 unique devices from 200 different manufacturers, spanning from early developments in mobile phones to the latest models.[7][8]
The museum has plans to develop travelling exhibitions to showcase the collection to science, technology and design museums, and to schools.[7]
References
- ↑ Charity Commission. Mobile Phone Museum Limited, registered charity no. 1196658. https://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/SearchResultHandler.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1196658.
- ↑ Bosley, Sarah (25 November 2021). "Mobile Phone Museum, sponsored by Vodafone, is launched in London by Newbury-based curator". Newbury Weekly News. https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/5-000-phone-collection-becomes-online-museum-9227346/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "World's most extensive mobile phone museum to launch in November with Vodafone as long-term partner". Vodafone UK. 21 September 2021. https://newscentre.vodafone.co.uk/news/worlds-most-extensive-mobile-phone-museum-sponsored-by-vodafone/.
- ↑ Speare-Cole, Rebecca (22 September 2021). "New mobile phone museum to launch online next month". Sky News. https://news.sky.com/story/new-mobile-phone-museum-to-launch-online-next-month-12413784.
- ↑ Fox, Chris (26 November 2021). "Mobile phone museum celebrates ugly and iconic phones". BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-59432930.
- ↑ Collins, Francesca (5 October 2021). "Mobile phone museum to launch with support from Vodafone". Museums Association. https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/10/mobile-phone-museum-to-launch-with-support-from-vodafone/#.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fildes, Nic (25 September 2021). "Mobile phone's 'golden era' preserved in new museum". Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/2c664dc4-7082-428d-ae60-184d8dba807f.
- ↑ Landi, Martyn (23 November 2021). "Mobile Phone Museum launches online". Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/vodafone-none-london-b967805.html.
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