Hello! Who is there? Slovenian and German cell phone story(s)

September 17, 2023 until spring 2024

An exhibition on the Book Fair guest country Slovenia. In cooperation with the Slovenian Museum of Post and Telecommunications, we present the development of mobile communications in Germany and Slovenia.

With “Hello! Where are you? [Halo! Kje si?]”, people there called in on their cell phones when cell phones were brand new and they didn’t know where they were being called from. We answer the call in our showroom and ask back, “Hello! Who is this?” Using objects from the collections of both museums and selected histories of use, visitors will learn more about the technical milestones of mobile telephony and the development of Slovenian and German cell phone culture – from the changeable beginnings of mobile telephony in different political systems to the shared present and future of global communication.

Visitors can also join our collective conversation on site with their own cell phone story.