© 2010 Museum of Communication
The Museum can only display a small fraction of its collections at anytime. Therefore,
this virtual exhibition has been created to allow you to browse through some of the
more interesting artefacts. It traces the development of communication from pre-
The current collection includes telephony instruments and exchanges; all types of
radio receiving and transmitting equipment, including a BBC radio control studio;
all types of audio equipment; domestic television and video equipment; professional
television cameras (B&W and colour) and studio equipment; early experimental radar;
computing equipment; military communications equipment; satellite, photographic and
printing equipment and a small technical library composed of scientific literature
and related documentation. It represents what may prove to be the 'prehistory' of
the Age of Electronic Communication, into which our post-
Please select your main area of interest from the list below.
