Radio Enters the Home
An exhibition of Pye radios, together with an array of information panels depicting the history of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will go on show at the Cambridge Museum of Technology (CMT) from Saturday 4 February 2023 to Sunday 17 December 2023.
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The exhibition, called ‘Radio Enters the Home’ is located in the Pye Building at CMT. It celebrates 100 Years of the BBC bringing radio into the home and the first radios made by Cambridge company Pye. Some 25 of the earliest Pye radios made between 1922 and 1932 are on display, together with panels outlining the history of the BBC and how radio helped Pye grow to become the largest company in Cambridge.
John Little, Chairman of CMT said “We are delighted to be able to share with our visitors this wonderful collection of Pye radios, combined with the fascinating story of how the BBC began and evolved to reach this impressive 100 Year milestone.”
In addition to the temporary exhibition, the Pye Building houses a superb permanent exhibition of Pye products from the 1900s to the 1980s, covering scientific instruments, domestic radio, two-way radio, record players, televisions and TV broadcasting.
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CMT is open to the public every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:30am to 4pm. The museum is home to several enormous, operational steam engines which can be seen working on steam days