Rundfunkmuseum Fürth, Broadcasting museum in Fürth, Germany
Rundfunkmuseum Fürth is a broadcasting museum housed in the former Grundig AG administration building, a converted villa in Fürth. Its roughly 700 square metres of exhibition space hold radio and television receivers, archival documents, photographs and technical plans from the beginnings of broadcasting to the present. The collection was assembled from the Grundig collection, the Metz archive and a 400-device collection added in 1990.
The museum opened on 29 October 1993 in the Marstall of Burgfarrnbach Castle, after a 1987 special exhibition of radios from Ludwig Schroll's collection prompted the city council to approve the project that September. In 2001 it moved into the former Grundig AG administration building. Closed since August 2021 for renovation, it is now scheduled to reopen in 2026.
The exhibits show how radio evolved from basic devices with headphones into sophisticated entertainment systems that shaped how Germans experienced their daily lives. Visitors see these changes reflected in the objects on display.
The museum has been closed since August 2021 for renovation of the former Grundig directors' villa, with a small extension added at the entrance. Reopening was planned for 2026 but remains uncertain after the exhibition design office changed. Check the current status before travelling; the 700-square-metre exhibition area is being redesigned around audio media cultures.
Among the holdings are the original entrance door of Max Grundig's first shop and the original "Red Button" with which Willy Brandt launched colour television in Germany. The museum also keeps a broad Grundig archive of family and company papers.
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