Centre

Mobile world centre

 

About

What is the Mobile Wold Centre?

The Centre is Mobile World Capital’s permanent exhibition & venue, to spread and demonstrate the latest mobile technologies and solutions to citizens.

Presented as part of an agreement pact with Telefonica, the MWCentre has 3 floors:

P0 – Telefonica showcase & retail store

P1 – Mobile World Capital permanent exhibition

P2 – Space for mEvents

 

History

In the summer of 2011, GSMA selected Barcelona as the world’s first Mobile World Capital from 2012 to 2018. The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning more than 220 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators with more than 230 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem.

The Mobile World Capital will radically accelerate the global growth of mobile and Barcelona will be the global showcase for innovation.

The Mobile World Capital Foundation & Telefonica have worked hand in hand to create a unique, open platform called Mobile World Centre; a state of the art exhibition showroom where citizens are able to understand and experience how mobile is enhancing our lives.

The Mobile World Centre, located in the heart of Barcelona, brings mobile technology closer to all citizens, share a global vision of the mobile future and be a source of information for the other Mobile World Capital channels; Mobile World Hub, Mobile Word Festival and Mobile World Congress.

 

Visit

Opening hours & admissions

  • Mon – Sat 9.30 until 21.30h
  • Sunday – Closed to the date. Opening hours will be announced soon.
  • Free Admission
  • Closed: January 1, January 6, May 1 and December 25.
  • Reduced opening hours: December 24 , December 31, 11h – 14h

 

Location

Placed in Fontanella 2, in the corner of Plaça Catalunya with streets Portal de l’Angel and Fontanella, in a flagship building of Telefónica Movistar:

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Group Visits

Groups are welcomed during the week but not on the weekends due to capacity reasons. Group admission hours are from 10h to 14h only

Reservations for a group visit or special tour must be made by email at least 48 hours in advanced.

To book or to find out more information, please contact: centre@mobileworldcapital.com

 

Museum Facilities

  • The Centre has information point for visitors at main entrance.
  • The Centre does not have cloakroom.
  • The Centre has elevators, ramps, platforms and bathrooms adapted for visitors with mobility impairments.
  • The Centre has public lavatories

 

Rules for Visitors

  • The Centre does not have 1st Aid point.
  • For security reasons no objects considered dangerous for on-site manager due to size or shape will be allowed in the Centre.
  • Capacity of 1st floor is 150pax maximum. Access will be limited when reaching maximum capacity
  • Please to contribute to the right atmosphere we encourage visitors to use their mobile phones quietly at the Centre.
  • Luggage or large bulks are not allowed at the Centre 1st Floor.
  • Food and drinks are not permitted inside the Centre.

 

Content

Permanent Exhibition

The Centre permanent exhibition is an open platform to all citizens to understand, learn & experience the mWorld.  At the first floor you will find:

  1. Data Cloud: Dynamic screens with key metrics showing the evolution of mobile telephony, including penetration and social usage all around the world
  2. Interactive Forest: An attractive walk through the different visions and components of mWorld and its capacity to transform the way we live.
  3. mWorld Experience – Central element of the exhibition, showing the transformation capability and the constant evolution of the mobile industry and its impact in people’s life
  4. mWorld Experience – Video Library
  5. mHistory - Timeline with multimedia information covering mobile development, since the beginning of commercial mobile telephony to nowadays.

The Centre exhibition will always be in constant evolution showing latest trends, events and facts from the mWorld.

We welcome all companies, citizens and mLovers to participate, so if you would like to present or suggest some potential content for the centre, please do contact us at: centre@mobileworldcapital.com

 

Events

At the 2nd floor of the Centre you will find a highly versatile space dedicated to Mobile events (mEvents).

A unique, contemporary and innovative space of 440m2 that hosts approximately 150pax for event.  The centre also offers catering and AV Services.

For the latest agenda of mEvents at the centre please visit mobileworldcentre.com

If you would like to find out more about how to use this space or can you collaborate with the Mobile World Centre please email:  centre@mobileworldcapital.com

 

Contact Us

Email: centre@mobileworldcapital.com