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The National Communication Museum in Hawthorn, 2025

National Communication Museum or NCM is Australia's national museum of communication which showcases technologies of the past and present. It is located in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, adjacent to Swinburne University of Technology, and is housed in a historic 1939 telephone exchange building. [1] [2] It opened in September 2024. [3] [4] [5]

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It is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people. [1]

History

The museum was given seed funding from Telstra which enabled them, over a number of years, to acquire collections of communications paraphernalia which are deemed to be of cultural significance to Australian audiences. [3] In presenting this collection the museum aims to explore the relationship between humanity and technology and make audiences think about what its future may be. [4]

The exhibitions on display include a fully interactive cyber cafe, reminding users of the 1990s which can be used to 'surf the web', play retro games and chat on MSN Messenger. [4]

It replaced the Victorian Telecommunications Museum. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "About | National Communication Museum". ncm.org.au. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Homepage | National Communication Museum". ncm.org.au. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Burke, Kelly (21 September 2024). "Australia's newest museum features a 90s mobile phone – and will be launched by a humanoid robot". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Melbourne's First Major Museum To Open in 25 Years Has a Neon Phone Booth, Robots and a Cyber Cafe". Broadsheet. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "National Communication Museum, Attraction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". Visit Victoria home. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "National Communication Museum". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

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