Belo Horizonte Telecommunications Museum, Communications museum in Urca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Museu das Comunicações e Humanidades (MUSEHUM) occupies a historic mansion in Urca, Rio de Janeiro, overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain. Its permanent exhibition spreads across several floors, tracing communication from smoke signals and cave inscriptions through writing, the Morse telegraph, valve radios and dial telephones to 1980s computers and game consoles. The collection holds about 200 catalogued items, including originals, replicas and multimedia installations.

The museum documents the origins of Brazilian telecommunications and preserves historical equipment and documents that show the technical development from the first installations. The collection traces how communication technology gradually became established in the country.

The museum displays how communication technologies reshaped the way people connect with each other every day. These exhibits help visitors understand the role that telecommunications have played in Brazilian society.

The museum is located on Rua 2 de Dezembro and is open from Tuesday through Sunday, with guided tours available in several languages. Visitors should allow time to explore the interactive exhibits and learn about the technical history at their own pace.

The museum partners with the Oi Futuro foundation and connects telecommunications history with contemporary educational programs. This link allows visitors to see how past developments relate to today's digital possibilities.