MZTV Museum of Television

Big kudos going out to blogTO and Retrontario for a great trip down memory lane, or should we say, 'memory corner'. Great article about the #legacy of Speakers Corner https://bit.ly/SpeakersBlogTV Founded by Moses Znaimer in 1990, the show pioneered the opportunity for viewers to become participants, and have their opinions heard on the air, long before the days of posting your thoughts on YouTube. In the nineties, if you were passing by CityTV Toronto's Queen Street stud...ios, you could toss a buck into the original Speakers Corner booth, to be heard by the masses. It wasn't long before the concept took to other corners, with a (bookable) moblie #SpeakersCorner unit. Inside the MZTV Museum of Television gallery, on permanent display, is the very first (prototype). Check it out here on our virtual tour https://bit.ly/SCprototype Can you spot a young #MikeMeyers in this 1994 promo? Share your Speakers Corner memories in the comments. Did you ever throw a looney into the booth? What did you say, back in the day?

25 years ago, Moses Znaimer's MZTV Museum of Television opened its doors for the first time as the "Watching TV" exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum. The exhibit was later presented at the Canadian Museum of History, the Cinémathèque québécoise, and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Since then, the #museum has grown into the world class institution it is today. Let's reflect, and take a look back at our first promo video for the #WatchingTV exhibit.

1929 | June 27: Herbert E. Ives and his colleagues at #Bell #Laboratories in #NewYork, produced and demonstrated colour #TV mechanically. The first images were of a bouquet of roses and an #Americanflag. The system used a single spiral, through the holes of which light from three coloured sources was passed. A mechanical system was used to #transmit 50-line colour #television images from New York, New York to Washington Dc

Commemorating 100 years of #radio in #Canada! May the airwaves be filled with content for centuries to come! To celebrate, we at the MZTV Museum of Television are tuning into ZoomerRadio & The New Classical 96.3 FM for some great radio entertainment!

Take a look at what Vivian Turtle says about the MZTV Museum of Television on Google: "That was a nice time I had there looking at the old fashion #TV" Read more Google reviews and plan your visit to the MZTV Museum of Television... REVIEWS http://bit.ly/2REvzPs VISITING HRS http://bit.ly/VisitMZTVsite

Have a look at what TerenceY has to say about the MZTV Museum of Television on TripAdvisor: "We visited this wonderful small #museum as a #family of 4 (with two teens). We all learned a lot of new fascinating facts about the #technology of #TV and how it evolved in the 20th Century. Darryl was a great tour guide and gave us personal insights. There were only six folks visiting so it felt like a private tour. Well recommended for a quick visit."... Read more TripAdvisor reviews and plan your visit to the MZTV Museum of Television REVIEWS http://bit.ly/2YEie0l VISITING HRS http://bit.ly/VisitMZTVsite

Looking for something new to do? Take a #virtualtour of Moses Znaimer's @MZTV Museum of Television! In one easy click, you can explore the #MZTV #Museum from the comfort of your home mztv.com/tour The virtual tour includes 16 different tour stops like the #Pioneers of Television, #FelixTheCat - the first star of #television, the rarest #TV on the planet, Space Age #TV, and the #history of sets owned by ELVIS PRESLEY and Marilyn Monroe. Plus, explore two new #exhibits about... the #inventors of #mechanical and #electronic television. The virtual #tour is free and perfect for anyone interested in #popculture, technology, and the history of the world's most popular medium. TAKE THE TOUR NOW mztv.com/tour

Take a look at what JMM181720 said about the MZTV Museum of Television on TripAdvisor: "We visited this unique museum for a solid 90 minute fascinating tour into the evolution of #television. It's a historical journey featuring the development of this medium - the inventors, the investors and the manufacturers. The visitor explores the very beginnings of the TV #technology, and is privy to seeing numerous priceless artifacts such as the original #TV sets owned by Elvis and Ma...rilyn Monroe, as well as the actual real "Felix the Cat" model which was the subject of the very first moving images ever broadcast by this medium. You will see TVs dating back from the very beginnings of its existence, up till the the last 3 decades. The museum is not large, but for its lack of "Smithsonian magnitude", it makes up for in sheer value per item on display. Anyone who has watched television owes it to themselves to explore this #museum, to appreciate the journey this communication medium has taken... ... If you can manage to adjust your schedule to make the visit, it's worth the trip to the heart of Toronto's Liberty Village." Read more TripAdvisor reviews and plan your visit to the MZTV Museum of Television REVIEWS http://bit.ly/2YEie0l VISITING HRS http://bit.ly/VisitMZTVsite

Looking for something new to do? Take a #virtualtour of Moses Znaimer's MZTV Museum of Television! In one easy click, you can explore the MZTV Museum from the comfort of your home https://bit.ly/MZTVtour The virtual tour includes 16 different tour stops like the #Pioneers of Television, #FelixTheCat - the first star of #television, the rarest #TV on the planet, Space Age TV, and the #history of sets owned by ELVIS PRESLEY and Marilyn Monroe. Plus explore two new #exhibits a...bout the inventors of mechanical and electronic television. The virtual #tour is free and perfect for anyone interested in #popculture, technology, and the history of the world's most popular medium. TAKE THE TOUR NOW https://bit.ly/MZTVtour

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