Email is D̶e̶a̶d̶

This free, interactive exhibition will explore how email’s impact goes far beyond simply being a communication tool and considers how it helps shape our work lives, relationships, cultures and economies.

Email is D̶e̶a̶d̶ will be an experience designed to prompt wider conversations about the future of communication. It will lead visitors through an engaging journey of the history of email from its embryonic beginnings in the 1970s to what the email experience might look like in 2070.

Every year, people debate the death of email and question its relevance as new forms of communication are developed. And yet, more than 50 years after its inception, email is used by over four billion people and remains the primary communication tool for the world’s businesses. In fact, 87% of marketing leaders say email is critical to their success.

As its design and function have evolved, email has outlived cultural movements, technological hardware, and countless trends proving not only its cultural relevance but also its functionality that continues to stand the test of time.

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Background image by Intuit Mailchimp.