MZTV Museum of Television
MZTV Museum of Television
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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Moses Znaimer’s MZTV Museum seeks to protect, preserve & promote the receiving instruments of TV History. Whereas other North American museums of broadcasting feature programs, ours is unique in its focus on the history & evolution of the tech & on the sets themselves The Museum exhibits the world’s most comprehensive collection of TV receivers for the formative 60yr period from the 1920s to the 1980s. It offers displays devoted to receiver design, to TV signals in space, & to the museum’s signature Philco Predicta line of sets. It's home to sets from Marilyn Monroe & Elvis Presley; to the 1939 Worlds’ Fair RCA Phantom Teleceiver, the rarest TV on the planet; to Felix The Cat, the 1st star of TV; & to tributes to John Logie Baird & Philo Farnsworth, the inventors of mechanical & electronic TV The Museum tells the story of the medium, to contribute to the understanding of the impact of TV on the people who watch it, & to recover the names & reputations of the Pioneers who invented it
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Toronto, Canada2,473 contributions
May 2024 • Solo
I visited during Doors Open in Toronto, May 2024. If you go during this event, you can see the adjoining Zoomer Plex, which was such a great experience.
There was entertainment, free ice cream, and you got to see the broadcast rooms for New Classical FM and Zoomer Radio - including the DJ's and crew. One of the highlights was meeting local celebrity Liz West!
Experience really exceeded my expectations. But again, that's because I went during Doors Open weekend.
There was entertainment, free ice cream, and you got to see the broadcast rooms for New Classical FM and Zoomer Radio - including the DJ's and crew. One of the highlights was meeting local celebrity Liz West!
Experience really exceeded my expectations. But again, that's because I went during Doors Open weekend.
Written May 31, 2024
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YYZ
Toronto, Canada4 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
As always, as a resident of the city, I find gems like this wonderful museum only when I become a "tourist" myself.
What an incredible collection of Television's history is to be found at the MZTV Museum of Television.
I knew that Felix the Cat was the first image shown on North American broadcasting, but to see the actual figurine of Felix, that was used in 1928, was incredible!
Also on display, the 1939 New York Worlds' Fair RCA Phantom Teleceiver, in its original lucite cabinet is to step back 80 years and marvel at the new technology that so many marveled at in a day when anything seemed possible.
If you've ever turned on a TV set, you owe it to yourself to see what came before modern television, the inventors, the pioneers, and the works of art that were the beginnings of what we often take for granted.
Moses Znaimer, a broadcast pioneer in his own right has collected and has put on display this wonderful look back at all things of the airwaves.
I recommend this museum to all, and I will return to marvel again at this marvelous collection.
What an incredible collection of Television's history is to be found at the MZTV Museum of Television.
I knew that Felix the Cat was the first image shown on North American broadcasting, but to see the actual figurine of Felix, that was used in 1928, was incredible!
Also on display, the 1939 New York Worlds' Fair RCA Phantom Teleceiver, in its original lucite cabinet is to step back 80 years and marvel at the new technology that so many marveled at in a day when anything seemed possible.
If you've ever turned on a TV set, you owe it to yourself to see what came before modern television, the inventors, the pioneers, and the works of art that were the beginnings of what we often take for granted.
Moses Znaimer, a broadcast pioneer in his own right has collected and has put on display this wonderful look back at all things of the airwaves.
I recommend this museum to all, and I will return to marvel again at this marvelous collection.
Written May 2, 2019
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DMC697
Yokohama, Japan7 contributions
Aug 2018 • Solo
I had a great time at the MZTV museum. The director and two women working there welcomed me like a long-lost friend. They even gave me chocolates! The museum itself is wonderful. It must have one of the biggest collections of pre-war televisions in the world. We often associate the beginnings of television with the 1950s, but here you can learn all about much earlier origins. The exhibits are well-designed and informative. There's even a web app that gives detailed explanations, giving the wider social and technological context behind each era in the development of television. Overall, the museum is obviously a labour of love and the passion of those running it really comes through. It's a little out of the way, but well worth the visit.
Written September 5, 2018
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stacey m
Toronto, Canada103 contributions
May 2011 • Solo
i came here alone,,there is a cover charge,,but since there was nobody ,,really nobody ,,the door was open ..i came in and came out,,without payin haha,,so the place is small ,..has a lot of tv sets from far back in the past till now,,its interesting,,i would recommend visiting
Written December 14, 2011
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CeeU_There
Willowdale, Ontario25 contributions
A great, but not overwhelming display of television sets from the beginning of TVs. Part of a private collection owned by Moses Znaimer who was the genius behind CHUM TELEVISION/Citytv. His passion resonates in his collection of tv sets. This place can be squeezed into any day you are trying to find something to do. It doesn't take a lot of time to see it. Keep in mind, tv sets were design masterpieces or failures. They were part of the furniture/decor. I enjoyed visiting.
Written November 7, 2012
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Jackie M
Toronto, Canada333 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
What a great hidden spot in Liberty Village! We had Darryl give us an amazing overview of this TV Museum. Darryl also made sure we had the app loaded which happens to be narrated by Darryl it is informative and well organized.
The museum is a delight, full of historic moments. The vintage TVs from around the world were an education in themselves.
The museum is a delight, full of historic moments. The vintage TVs from around the world were an education in themselves.
Written October 25, 2018
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Kimagic
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Oct 2018 • Family
Well organized and outlined Museum of Television right in the Heart of Liberty Village in Downtown Toronto. Some old TVs are even in operating conditions. Nice to see the images on the screen, how it used to be during the time of Black and White TV. Recommend to visit 4pm during the guided tour.
Written October 12, 2018
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toram23901
Toronto, Canada50 contributions
Sep 2018 • Family
It is a really nice collection of old TVs dating back to the 1920's when it was a "mechanical TV". Don't know what that is? Check it out at this museum.
It is a single room, but I did manage to spend 2 hours there looking at all the TV's and reading the labels. They have an MZTV app that gives some audio commentary to the exhibits.
It is worth going to if you enjoy history of things.
It is a single room, but I did manage to spend 2 hours there looking at all the TV's and reading the labels. They have an MZTV app that gives some audio commentary to the exhibits.
It is worth going to if you enjoy history of things.
Written September 13, 2018
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honeybee1951
Toronto, Canada267 contributions
May 2018 • Friends
As part of "Doors Open" in Toronto today, we decided to visit the "Zoomerplex" in Liberty Village. We were totally impressed by the displays and information in the MZTV Museum. Anybody with an interest in television's history would love this place. They even have an App that you can download, so you can read/hear/see more about the various numbered items in the exhibit. We were also fortunate to be able to take a tour of the various studios in the complex, a couple of which were broadcasting "live", while we were there -- a very interesting couple hours!
Written May 26, 2018
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bette s
Cincinnati, OH15 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
My husband and I were in Toronto for a few days and had seen this museum listed in the points of interest section. It is a little off the beaten track but well worth the time to locate the museum. We were greeted by Daryl a former television producer, and he explained how the tour would work. There is an app on your phone that gives you a wonderful description of the collection with interesting videos attached as you walk through the exhibit. The collection begins with pre-war sets and continues through the 70's. What a fabulous collection. It was one of the highlight of our trip!!
Written March 28, 2018
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