The History of Telecommunications at the Espacio Fundación Telefónica

To show the evolution of telecommunications with a particular emphasis on telephony in Spain: that is the main objective of the exhibition The history of telecommunications organized by Espacio Fundación Telefónica (Madrid, Spain).

Distributed chronologically in seven blocks, the fifty pieces selected for the show, belonging to the historical and technological legacy of Telefónica, aim to illustrate a journey through time beginning with the origin of telecommunications and reaching the present time: a world of networks in total communication.

Almost one century later, Telefónica’s historic Gran Vía headquarters in Madrid  remain at the forefront of social change, with the Espacio Fundación Telefónica that is an exponent of 21st  Century culture, offering a wonderful occasion to reflect on the adventure of  telecommunications and art in the past, the present and the future. The dialogue  between art, technology and new forms of communication  takes place  in  different  workshops, an auditorium and several exhibition spaces, spanning over four floors of the  Group’s historic headquarters, in the heart of Madrid.

Opening hours: from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 8pm.
Location: Telefónica building. Gran Vía, 28. 28013. Madrid. Spain.