National Capital Radio & Television Museum
The Maryland-based Radio History Society operates the National Capital Radio & Television Museum in Bowie, Maryland, as well as continuing exhibits elsewhere. Explore radio from Marconi’s earliest wireless telegraph to the primitive crystal sets of the 1920s, from Depression-era cathedrals and post-War plastic portables to the development of radio with pictures (a.k.a. television). In conjunction with the City of Bowie, the Radio History Society presents the history of broadcasting, a medium which so dramatically shaped our lives from the 1920s to today.
Things to Do at the Museum Intervention 2012
• Take a tour and see the evolution of radio & television
• Review a fabulous collection of vintage receivers and related memorabilia
• Listen to radio broadcasts on early radio receivers
• Watch early television shows on vintage sets
The museum has been featuring a display of vintage television sets and radios and other broadcast memorabilia at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention for more than five years. Annapolis Comic Con 2012
Our website (www.radiohistory.org) details what we do, the services we offer, and the extensive benefits of museum membership. The museum is located at 2608 Mitchellville Rd, Bowie, Maryland 20716 and is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The museum can also be opened for group and school tours by appointment. Please call (301) 390-1020 for scheduling or more information. Otakon Convention
