BT Museum
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The BT Museum was a telecommunications museum
run by BT, that held artifacts and exhibits on the history of telecommunications in the United Kingdom. It was based in Baynard House
in the Blackfriars district of London.
It was originally opened as the Museum of National Telephony in 1982.
It was closed to visitors in 1997, and replaced in 2001 by the Connected Earth
initiative.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
run by BT, that held artifacts and exhibits on the history of telecommunications in the United Kingdom. It was based in Baynard House
Baynard House
Baynard House is a Brutalist office block in Queen Victoria Street in the Blackfriars area of London, occupied by BT Group. It was built on the former site of Baynard's Castle. Most of the site under Baynard House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument....
in the Blackfriars district of London.
It was originally opened as the Museum of National Telephony in 1982.
It was closed to visitors in 1997, and replaced in 2001 by the Connected Earth
Connected Earth
Connected Earth is a UK network of organisations, primarily museums, that preserve the history of telecommunications in the UK. Heritage artefacts are physically dispersed to Connected Earth partners and other institutions as appropriate, and are brought together again online through virtual...
initiative.
See also
- BT ArchivesBT ArchivesBT Archives is an archive preserving the documentary heritage of BT and its public sector predecessors. It is designated an official place of deposit for Public Records, for those records created prior to BT's privatisation in 1984....