INDEX:
THE "FORERUNNERS"
MARCONI'S HALL
MARCONI'S EXPERIMENTS
HISTORY OF RADIO
100th YEARS OF RADIO: FROM THE BEGINNING TO NOWADAYS
EDISON AND THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF PHONOGRAPHY:TIN FOIL- CDs-DVD
COMPUTER STORY
MEUCCI AND THE HISTORY OF TELEPHONE
LUMIERE BROTHERS AND THE HISTORY OF CINEMA
Main exhibits: radios, Guglielmo Marconi Hall, phonography, organs, cinema, posters, television, Ducati Hall, electrostatics, electrodynamics, magnetophony, radio TV design, jukeboxes, history of Italian and Neapolitan music with 20,000 recordings and scores
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Museum “Mille voci…mille suoni” takes up 722 sq. yds. Inside you can find over 1300 original and working items which tell the story of audiovisual communication. |
DUCATI BROTHERS AND THE HISTORY OF DUCATI
BAIRD - MARCONI AND THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION
RAI AND THE BROADCAST OF PROGRAMMES
MECHANIZED MUSICAL MACHINES
JUKE BOXES, ITALIAN AND NEAPOLITAN SONGS
RECORDING SOUNDS
LIBRARY
FILM-LIBRARY,VIDEO-LIBRARY AND DVD-LIBRARY
| The first exhibits show the beginning and the evolution of radio in a scientific and chronological way (with antique electrostatics and electrodynamics instruments). |  |
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MARCONI’S HALL: |
HISTORY OF MECHANIZED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF 1700 -1800: organs, music boxes, pianolas, pianos, etc, HISTORY OF CINEMA: from the beginnings of cinema with the magic lantern of mid-1800’s to “animated photography” of the Lumière Brothers in 1895 to the first silent motion picture projector of 20’s, the sound projectors of the 30’s, cinematography and 35mm and 70mm. MARCONI'S HALL: an exhibit of numerous rare and original pieces and keepsakes that belonged to Marconi: Marconi as a scientist, Marconi as a trader. Marconi’s daughter, Princess Electra wrote “Here my father lives again” when she visited the museum and the hall dedicated to her father. DUCATI HALL: an exhibit of civil and military radio sets, cameras, precise mechanical instruments, engines and motorcycles, research documents. All this rarity shows the genius of the Ducati Brothers: Adriano, Marcello and Bruno, that since 1924 has spread from Bologna throughout the world. HISTORY OF TELEVISION: from Baird’s Televisor (1925-1928) to the first black and white television with reflected images from 1954 to the first Italian TV (1954), to the first experimental colour television with a round screen, the “Lascia o Raddoppia” quiz show, etc... HISTORY OF TELEPHONES: from Meucci’s first telephone in 1871, to the wooden telephones with handles from the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries; telephones from the 20th century to the first “satellites” from the 70’s, etc. HISTORY OF COMPUTERS: from Quintino Sella’s slide rule (1850) to the first keyboard with a memory unit from the late 70’s, to mechanical calculators with “extensive keyboards” from the 30’s - 40’s) and the first PCs... JUKE BOXES: the colorful music of the fifties, with over 8,000 songs, 1,000 romance, 1,000 famous songs ready to choose and listen to SOUND RECORDING : magnetophones with steel thread , recorders, etc.. HISTORY OF ITALIAN AND NEAPOLITAN SONGS: famous singers, more than 20, 000 original LP recordings, history of Italian opera with 1500 famous voices and songs, rare orchestras, etc... LIBRARY: an important collection of rare books, old magazines, prints, stamp collections, coins and medals related to the museum. VIDEO LIBRARY AND FILM LIBRARY: a large movie collection, 35-16-8 film format and vhs, posters, etc |
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| * * * * * Guided tours for school and groups, by appointment only (60/120 minutes) |
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Info and booking: Museo Pelagalli “Mille voci… mille suoni” |
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pelagalli@museomillevocimillesuoni.com |
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