Every month we receive messages like this one:
“My son saw the rotary telephone in the Virtual Electronics Museum and wanted to use a real one. Is that possible?”
Today the answer is: almost.
As a columnist for Ecobraz Informa and a collections agent at Ecobraz, I work every day with the real physical collection that feeds our Virtual Electronics Museum — more than 3,500 items: old computers, radios, telephones, cameras and games consoles that were once discarded, but which we preserve with care.
Yet we know that an image on a screen is no substitute for direct contact. The weight of a CRT, the click of a rotary dial, the sound of a cassette tape — these experiences create emotional connections that transform awareness.
That is why we are preparing the Travelling Electronics Museum — a project that will bring this physical collection to:
– Shopping centres (in communal squares or exhibition halls);
– Music and cultural festivals (in sustainability tents or educational areas);
– Companies and universities (for ESG training or themed weeks);
– Technology and environmental fairs (with audiences aligned to the theme).
How it will work:
– Modular exhibitions (from 20 to 100 m²), set up with safety and accessibility in mind;
– Original items (protected against improper handling, but fully visible);
– Information panels covering historical context, environmental impact and recycling potential;
– QR codes linking to the Virtual Museum for further exploration;
– A symbolic collection area for donating old equipment on site.
Why partnerships?
The collection already exists. So does the logistics for collection and transport. What we need is:
– Physical spaces provided or sponsored;
– Operational support (assembly, security, local promotion);
– Partners who believe in environmental education as a differentiator.
Benefits for shopping centres, brands and events:
Authentic content that generates organic engagement (it is not just decoration);
Sustainability differentiation with measurable educational action;
A more engaged audience that stays longer on site;
Concrete alignment with ESG, not merely symbolic;
A social legacy, with free access for state schools on specific days.
If your company, shopping centre or event wants to offer more than consumption — to offer knowledge, memory and responsibility — we have the collection, the structure and the passion to make it happen.
Now we need partners to open the doors.
More information: ecobraz.org
Columnist's note: I have already carried dozens of technology pieces in the truck — not as waste, but as history. If your space would like to host that history for a while, I am ready to bring it.
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