Museum of Broadcast Communications

360 N State St, Chicago, Illinois 60654 USA

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Opens Fri 10a

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“the past and future of broadcast”

The MBC's mission is to collect, preserve, and present historic and contemporary radio and TV content as well as educate, inform, and entertain the public. ADMISSION: adults $12, seniors $10, ages 4-12 $6, free with MBC membership (individuals $30, families $60). The second floor of the museum is home to the National Radio Hall of Fame. The Radio Hall of Fame previously resided within the MBC at the Chicago Cultural Center before moving to its new location on State Street.

Reviewed by
Barrett O.

February 18, 2021

My first love was radio and I found a mentor who coached me to get my 3rd class radiotelephone operators license with a broadcast endorsement and got my first 2 hour radio Saturday gig at age 15.... Read more

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Bob S.

November 05, 2022

We ducked into this little museum to get out of the rain and had a great experience. To be clear, the things in the museum were interesting but the stories and explanations from Cliff made the the... Read more

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Jessica P.

May 14, 2022

Small but mighty! Such an interesting collection of artifacts about radio and broadcasting in general. My boyfriend studied communication and film so he was especially impressed with the... Read more

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