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Reply You aren't logged in. (Guest) 1 Musem Finder or Worldwide List of Museums – Our Goals Our Museum Finder is more than just a way to find (radio) museums to plan a visit and view classic radios in person. The majority of the antique radios we collect will someday become worthless, unless we can pique the interest of a new generation of collectors in the technical and aesthetic wonders of antique radios.



These new collectors will most likely be drawn from the ranks of technically inclined people, although younger generations might not even recognize what an 80 year old radio is, or why it is technically interesting. For today’s young people, many antique radios are older than what their parents or grandparents may have had, leaving little opportunity for young people to have any contact with or knowledge of antique radios. There are more reasons why interest in antique radios doesn’t come naturally to young people:

For at least a generation, modern radios have been nothing more than cheap disposable items – part of today’s “throw away culture.” On the technical side, today’s young electrical engineers know virtually nothing about vacuum tube technology, since they never come into contact with it in their training or everyday lives. The “Museum Finder” is one way to introduce antique radios to a new generation.

If we work together to realize its full potential, many people will get a taste of our hobby, simply by stumbling across our list of museums. I’m certain that we’ll also find new members for Radiomuseum.org as well. Quality is key! Our intention with the Museum Finder, also called Worldwide List of Museums or guide to Technical- and Radio Museums, is to create a comprehensive solution, but it is by no means easy to keep the quality level high as time passes. Since there is no similar resource, it was a lot of work for me to collect information for the first hundred museums. Now there are more than 450 museums listed, about half with pictures. Plenty of interesting information to browse through! There are many tasks and responsibilities we need volunteers for.

Among these are searching for new museums to list, preparation of good write-ups, and gathering current pictures. We need people to keep in contact with one or more museums to make sure that the information we present stays current. In order for this to have an impact, we have to publicize our Museum Finder.

We can do this by placing links to it in various internet forums, such as those for antique automobiles, steam engine trains, and the like. We need to break out of the antique radio community and get the word out to the general public, or at least to the technically inclined, which are our target group. This is the heart of the matter! Naturally it would be helpful if the museums in our list would also provide links to our Museum Finder page from their websites. At some point someone could take on the task of providing a way for the public comments to be added. It would be great if the necessary team could come from our ranks. We need help from radio collectors who have the skills to work independently and responsibly. We can also provide free membership to nonmember guests who would like to help.

Ideally, we should have someone serve as a caretaker for each museum on the list. If you are not yet a member, please volunteer via the Contact Form. Only if we work together – and with a sense of responsibility – can we reach our goal We need people who are willing and able to dedicate enough time to do the job well, and to do so without constant supervision and reminders. Are you willing to step up and play an important role? If so, you’ll be able to take satisfaction in a job well done. You can help bring a new generation of collectors into the world of antique radios! Ways to help: - Finding appropriate museums to include (On-line virtual museums are not included in this list) - Contacting museums, suggesting ways to cooperate

(exchanging information, adding links on web pages, etc.) - Coordination of action items, keeping track of contacts, requesting pictures - Preparation and maintenance of dedicated page in Radiomuseum.org for a particular museum - Representing the interests of Radiomuseum.org at a particular museum Qualifications: - Outgoing, sociable personality - Good verbal and written communications skills - Persistent (but not pushy!) - General knowledge of Radiomuseum.org (no specialized knowledge required) This is an adaption in English of my too long text in German, made by Thomas Albrecht, USA.

Thank you very much, Tom, I would never have found the way to such a good text in English! This article was edited 20.Aug.11 10:11 by Ernst Erb . 4456 To thank the Author because you find the post helpful or well done. Help