# Event Details - **Event Name**: Exhibition Tour of "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective" - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Tue, 26 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-08:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for POST-SECURITY tours to see "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospect" located in Terminal 2 at SFO. Visitors MUST fill out a form.About this EventJoin us for a tour of "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective." As the exhibition is located post-security in Terminal 2, this is an opportunity to see the exhibition without a flight ticket. Visitors will be required to fill out a form and abide by TSA rules.By the late 19th century, numerous innovators such as Antonio Meucci, Johann Philipp Reis, and Charles Bourseul had conceptualized two-way voice communication. Alexander Graham Bell, however, obtained the first patent on March 7, 1876, for an “apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically,” thereby securing the legal rights to the telephone’s development. Ironically, Elisha Gray filed a patent for a telephone several hours after Bell. As the patents shared similarities, the conflict was brought to court, and Bell won the case. Several days after receiving the patent, Bell and his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, made their first successfully transmitted message using a crude liquid transmitter, in which Watson heard Bell exclaim, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you!” On October 9, 1876, Bell and Watson talked to each other over a two-mile wire stretched between Cambridge and Boston. In 1877, with partners, Bell formed the Bell Telephone Company.This exhibition was made possible through a generous loan from the JKL Museum of Telephony; special thank you to JKL curator Remco Enthoven.Learn more on our website: https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/telephone-retrospectiveAgenda🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AMMeet at the Aviation Museum and LibraryInfo: Meet at the Aviation Museum and Library to receive badges to go through TSA security. We need to abide by TSA security, as any passenger would. You are welcome to leave any personal items at the Aviation Museum and Library. 🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AMRide Airtrain and go through TSA security. Info: Go through TSA security. 🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMTour Exhibition Info: SFO Museum's M-badge program allows visitors to explore the terminal at their leisure. Visitors also have access to see "San Francisco: City of the World" and "The Art of the African Instrument" located post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1.🕑: 11:30 AM - 01:00 PMReturn badges to the Aviation Museum and LibraryInfo: Please feel free to have lunch in the terminals but please remember to RETURN your badge to the Aviation Museum and Library. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-francisco/exhibition-tour-of-give-me-a-ring-a-telephone-retrospective/100001981067555387 - **Event Categories**: exhibitions, art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: San Francisco - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: SFO Museum, Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and Library - **lat**: 37.6213129 - **long**: -122.3789554 - **full address**: SFO Museum, Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and Library, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Exhibition Tour of "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective" - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/9e8708cf27d0df8b666cc8fbe23b469c224ac455c3083b4540a5547cb62d5de0-rimg-w1200-h800-dc62635d-gmir.jpg?v=1769349159 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Exhibition Tour of "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective" being held? - **A:** Exhibition Tour of "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective" takes place on Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am to Tue, 26 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm at SFO Museum, Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and Library, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Exhibition Tour of "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective"? - **A:** Exhibition Tour of "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective" is organized by SFO Museum. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Exhibition Tour of "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective" is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in San Francisco, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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