CBC Museum

The CBC Museum is dedicated to the preserving the physical heritage and archival materials relating to the history of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is located in the Canadian Broadcasting Centre at 250 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum was founded in 1994.

The museum features a number of interactive exhibits where people can call up excerpts from famous CBC television shows, including children's series, news and sport events.

Major exhibits

Two major exhibits are currently on display at the museum: "Growing Up with CBC" and "CBC Radio Sound Effects". The former features various props, puppets, photos, and video clips from two CBC children's shows: "Mr. Dressup" and "Sesame Park". The latter displays many of the objects and equipment used by the sound effects department at the CBC for many years.

Loss of "Friendly Giant" exhibit

Props for "The Friendly Giant" had been on display, but were removed at the request of the family of Bob Homme after the CBC allowed the props to be used in a skit at the 2007 Gemini Awards without the family's permission. [cite news |first=Marc |last=Lostracco |title=Retired Puppets Retired From CBC Museum |url=http://torontoist.com/2007/11/retired_puppets.php |work= |publisher=Torontoist |date=2007-11-28 |accessdate=2008-01-12 ]

Adjacent theatre

Adjacent to the Museum is the Graham Spry Theatre, a small 40-seat venue projects video onto a screen made to look like a giant version of a 1950's era wooden television set. It displays a loop of selected classic CBC television shows. Shows rotate on a monthly basis. Past selections have included episodes from such series as "Peppiatt & Aylesworth", "The Tommy Hunter Show", The Frantics, "4 on the Floor", and "The Kids in the Hall".

Public access

The museum is open weekdays from 9am - 5pm. It is closed statutory holidays. The facility is wheelchair accessible.

References

External links

* [http://www.cbc.ca/museum/ CBC Museum]