2017 · Three locations: 446A Blake Street; The Goffe Street Armory, 290 Goffe Street; Erector Square exterior outside Bregamos
Exchange
An exploration of the physical as well as the figurative.
Westville, Dixwell, Fair HavenNeighborhoods in this work
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First Telephone Exchange
New Haven hosts the world's first telephone exchange, connecting people through a new civic technology.
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First Telephone Exchange
New Haven hosts the world's first telephone exchange, connecting people through a new civic technology.
Westville, Dixwell, Fair HavenNeighborhoods in this work
Press & Reviews
View all coverage →Feature on Exchange as a City-Wide Open Studios commission rooted in the history of New Haven’s telephone exchange.
The Operator Will Connect You Now
Coverage of Exchange and its collection of phone memories, switchboard history, and intergenerational New Haven stories.
City Connects To Telephonic History
Development coverage of Exchange, the Mobile Story Exchange, and public story-gathering around New Haven phone history.
A Broken Umbrella troupe plugging into local history for next project, Exchange
Westville, Dixwell, Fair HavenNeighborhoods in this work