National Capital Radio & Television Museum

The National Capital Radio & Television Museum collects, preserves, and interprets artifacts, programming, and publications to educate the public about the development and impact of electronic media. The Museum has an amazing collection of historical items, from a piece of the 1858 transatlantic cable and one of two known See-All scanning disc tvs from the 1930s to iPhones and flat-screen televisions. A new activity provides K-6th grade children with an interactive program that meets MD state standards for science.

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