Phono- und Radiomuseum
Museum in Dormagen with phonographs, gramophones, radios and tape recorders; open on Sundays with free admission and live music.
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About the museum
The museum opened in Dormagen on June 20, 2010. It combines two private collections: that of Helmut Dietsch, with radio, tape, cassette and phonograph equipment, and that of Volkmar Heß, with phonographs and gramophones. The house is run by a friends' association, and the city of Dormagen provides organizational support.
The rooms cover about 500 square meters, which is not enough to show both collections in full. For that reason, only a smaller part is set up as a permanent exhibition; the main room of 150 square meters is redesigned every three to six months with changing themes. The 50-square-meter foyer offers space for lectures and musical demonstrations; live concerts take place regularly on Sundays.
The museum's archive holds trade journals as well as operating and service manuals for radio and phonograph equipment.
Highlights
- Edison cylinder players and Berliner horn gramophones
- Cabinet, table and portable gramophones up to 1930
- Radios from the 1920s
- Tape recorders from the 1940s to the 1990s
- Live concerts on Sundays in the foyer
- „Prominentenzimmer“ mit dem Tonstudio von Chris Howland, dem Studiofernseher von Werner Höfer und dem ersten Mischpult von BAP
Permanent exhibitions
- Vom Phonographen zum Grammophon – The development of sound recording, from Edison cylinder players from 1895 through Berliner horn gramophones to cabinet, table and portable models from 1930.
- Entstehung des Radios – A separate room shows radio sets from the years 1920 to 1929.
- Magnetische Tonspeicherung – Tape recorders from the 1940s to the 1990s illustrate the development of magnetic recording.
- Founded
- 2010
- Operated by
- Förderverein Int. Phono+Radio-Museum Dormagen am Rhein e. V.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
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Admission is free; guided tours are free of charge.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Das Haus ist barrierefrei zu betreten; eine Toilette für Schwerbehinderte ist vorhanden.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
PhonoMuseum · 0-min walk
On Sundays, take bus lines WE1 and WE2 toward Marktplatz to the Christuskirche stop.
Amenities & dining
Zu den Veranstaltungen werden die Gäste mit Kaffee und Kuchen sowie Kaltgetränken bewirtet.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Free guided tours on Sundays, starting at 14:15 each time. Seat reservations for concerts can be made by phone or email. |
