Hello, Operator!

How long does it take you to dial your number on a rotary dial phone? Could you fit a brick phone in your pocket? How on earth do you send a text on our Y2K flip phone? Explore the collection of handling phones and test yourself with some communication challenges! Open to all ages with caregivers required for those under 14years.

Image: "Look No Cords - Early Cellphone" by Manawatu Evening Standard, Fairfax Media New Zealand, 1989,  via Manawatū Heritage.