Come to the Sarnoff Collection on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 1:30 pm to hear Orson Welles’s iconic radio play, War of the Worlds just like its first listeners would have heard it– from the speakers of a 1936 RCA radio! Continue Reading
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Upcoming Lecture: Restoration of Alan Turing’s Preferred Interception Receiver
October 13,2017 7:30 pm Roscoe West Room 201 Come out to hear Joe Jesson and Jonathan Allen speak about the RCA AR-88, a receiver that was vital in capturing German messages during WWII. Jesson will describe the genesis of this best-of-breed interception receiver initiated by David Sarnoff’s product leadership in order to exceed allied design… Continue Reading
Museum Day Live!
Smithsonian Museum Day Live! Date: September 23, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Sarnoff Collection is participating in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live! on September 23, 2017. A nationwide event, Museum Day Live! offers free admission to visitors presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket at a participating museum or cultural institution. To get your tickets, go here. Come… Continue Reading
Object of the Week: The World’s Smallest Giant Brain
On the trail of the World’s Smallest Giant Brain: tracing the identity of an object across two archives Continue Reading
Item of the Week: Aeriola Senior Receiver Radio
The dream of a radio music box in every home Continue Reading
Summer Hours for Sarnoff
Please note the change in hours for the Sarnoff Collection. The hours are as follows: Special Commencement Hours: Thursday (5/18)-10:00 am-2:00 pm Friday (5/19)-10:00 am-2:00 pm Sarnoff will be closed for break beginning 5/14/17. Regular gallery hours will resume on Wednesday, 5/24. Sarnoff will be closed for Memorial Day, Sunday 5/28 Continue Reading
Sarnoff Collection Closed Sunday 4/16
The Sarnoff Collection at TCNJ will be closed this Sunday, 4/16. Please join us next Wednesday (1-5pm) or Sunday (1-3pm). Continue Reading
Sarnoff will be closed for spring break
The Sarnoff Collection will be closed from Sunday, March 12-March 19 for spring break. We will reopen on Wednesday, March 22. Thank you and enjoy your break! Continue Reading
Sarnoff Collection Spring Hours
We’re back! Come visit! Sarnoff Collection Spring Hours: Wednesdays, 1-5 Sundays, 1-3 This mesmerizing image illustrated a quote by David Sarnoff in the May 1964 issue of Fortune Magazine: “… ultimately, individuals equipped with miniature TV transmitter-receivers will communicate with one another via radio, switchboards, and satellite, using personal channels similar to today’s telephone number” S.… Continue Reading
Sarnoff Collection Closed for TCNJ Winter Break
We’ll be staying home and playing Fun With Numbers on our RCA Studio II Home TV Programmer during the TCNJ Winter Break. The Sarnoff Collection will be closed from December 19, 2016 through January 25, 2017. See you in the new year! Continue Reading