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Museum of Television & Radio Review
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Museum of Television & Radio 
Museums / Galleries, Midtown West
Fodor's Review:
Three galleries of photographs and artifacts document the history of broadcasting in this 1989 limestone building by Philip Johnson and John Burgee. But the main draw here is the computerized catalog of more than 100,000 television and radio programs. If you want to see a performance of "Turkey Lurkey Time" from the 1969 Tony Awards, for example, type the name of the song, show, or performer into a computer terminal. You can then proceed to a semiprivate screening area to watch your selection. People nearby might be watching classic comedies from the '50s, miniseries from the '70s, or news broadcasts from the '90s. Adding to the delight of screening TV shows from yesteryear is that the original commercials are still embedded in many of the programs; if ads are your thing you can also skip the programming altogether and watch different compilations of classic commercials.
INFO
- Address: 25 W. 52nd St., between 5th and 6th Aves., Midtown West, New York, NY
- Directions: Subway: E, V to 5th Ave./53rd St.; B, D, F, V to 47th-50th Sts./Rockefeller Center
- Phone: 212/621-6800
- Web site
- Cost: $10
- Open: Tues., Wed., and Fri.-Sun. noon-6, Thurs. noon-8
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