Bhopal is widely known as the City of Lakes. But with its string of museums, it can be described as City of Museums too. Encapsulating the history of human civilisation to tribals to flora and fauna to newspapers to telephony and to even dolls. Needless to say, most of the objects displayed in these institutions are enormous and gives us the opportunity to take a glance of our culture and history.
About the Museum
National Telecom Museum, only one of its kinds in Asia, was inaugurated on 18 August, 1995, by Sh. P. S. Saran, Member(Services), Telecom Commission, New Delhi. It is located at Arera Telephone Exchange Bhopal.
Unique exhibits of the Museum
The National Telecom Museum is full of unique exhibits, some of which are Red sandstone pillers used to erect India’s first long distance telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra in 1851 over a distace of about 1000 miles, Heiten Galvanometer used for Morse Telegraph link between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour, 900 kg bronze gong of the clock tower of Simla Telegraph Office, a 1880 vintage, Office table of Sir C. V. Raman, 1930 Physics Nobel Laurate along with his office ceiling fan.
Address
Address: Office of Divisional Engineer (Internal),
Arera Telephone Exchange, Bhopal
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