Vintage Radio & Communication Museum of Ct

Astounding, diverse collection of all kinds of electronic communication gear: telegraph, phonograph, radio, TV, computers. Super docents. Everything is «touchable» and accessible. Great for kids, adults and radio geeks.

This little place is great! Even fun for well-​behaved kids since there are a few hands-​on displays such as a telegraph and old telephone booth.

I have been here before for swap meets but never actually saw the museum so I decided to come up and see it since i had nothing better to do. Admission is usually $ 7.00 for adults but since I went on the day of a swap meet I did not have to pay admission. When you walk in you will see many radios both tube and transistor, phonographs, receivers, turntables, televisions, computers, jukeboxes, movie cameras, telephones. It begins with the 1900s I believe and ends in the 1970s or 80s. I started off just walking around on my own and then one the club members John was giving a tour to another man and told me I was welcomed to join so I did and then walked around on my own after I spent several hours here and had lots of fun. They also have their own radio station with a real sound proofed studio. The only thing I thought was missing from this museum was an exhibit on cell phones, but maybe that will be a future edition. If you are into any of the stuff I just mentioned then you will enjoy visiting this museum.

This is a 6star museum for sure. It is an incredible collection of what some might call junk, that has been classified, loved, repaired and tended to create a historic timeline of electronics, communication, theatre, radio and more. The guided tour is the best, and the guide is so excited, it is almost too much information. These guys know their stuff and are so very excited to share all they have to offer. This place needs to be on the map for all museum goers and history buffs. there is so much that it boggles the mind to start to list things in the review. So I will list a few and there are so many more.
Imagine getting to play music on an original Edison Phonograph. with wax recordings.
Then step up to the second model Edison created in the thirties and listen to the improvement.
Then step up the the next level with thick records and learn how they were created and listen again.
If I only got that part of the tour I would have been ecstatic and happily overwhelmed.
But the history and stories continued about theatre and projection.
the first projectors and the meaning of lime light.
How traveling movies were the rage in the twenties and what got peoples attention.
and on and on and on
Any way I describe it, this is a wow wow wow museum and I loved it.

What a gem! My husband suggested this place to kill some time before we could check in to our hotel in Hartford and it certainly was time well spent! Admission is $ 7 for an adult (but they gave me a Unilocal check in discount of $ 2 so that was cool) which includes a guided tour although you can also view the museum on your own. I’d recommend the tour since there isn’t a lot of signage. They have so much stuff from crystal radios to a working telegraph to an Apple IIe! The museum was hosting a group of scouts and they were learning to make Crystal Radios, how cool is that? I also had a nice chat with Mark about 80s personal computers and working in television. Definitely worth checking this place out, I hope we get to go back!

Ladies! Drop your electronic gadget, history buff-​loving husband off at this museum while you shop in neighboring West Hartford-​or enjoy a meal in one of Windsor’s downtown eateries.
He will love you for it.
Preserving America’s past is key, and the oldest town in CT is offering a blast from the past. This museum is chock full of antique radios, and other communication devices to keep one happily absorbed for hours. It even boasts a delightful gift shop and friendly docents who patiently wind you around each bend, explaining the who, what, where and how of each piece-​most of them in working condition-​in their museum.
A great place for school groups too-​passing on educational historic communication information to the next generation. Who knows! It might spark some future inventors.