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Today, a mere 70 years after its introduction, television has become the touchstones of personal, national, and world memory. There are more TVs than indoor toilets, well over a billion, or roughly one set for every 4 or 5 people on the planet. The paradox is that while television has had an unparalleled effect on our lives, the history of the receivers themselves has been almost totally neglected. Our museum redresses this oversight with a primary focus on sets charting the history of the small screen, from its inception in the 1920's to the advent of solid-state electonics in the '70s.
The MZTV Museum's public showings reflect the new appreciation that television is at once an Object, and a Relationship, one that has too long been taken for granted. |