Communication tech museum opening in Huntsville on Saturday
A new museum will be opening in Huntsville on Saturday.
Located at 1806 University Drive, the SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion will open its doors to the public at 10 a.m. It is a communication technology museum that will provide a hands on, immersive experience where guests can explore, interact and learn about communication technologies throughout history.
“Our vision is to educate and inspire visitors and the world by bringing the magnificent history of communication technology to life, and by highlighting the scientists, engineers and business leaders who made our connected information world possible,” museum founder Marc Bendickson said.
Bendickson is the former CEO and chairman of the board of Dynetics and is a member of both the Alabama Business Hall of Fame and the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame.
The museum aims to preserve 2,000 artifacts of communications importance and celebrate the community’s role in the development of computer technology. Museum personnel also hope to Inspire the next generation to invent and create.
The museum will showcase stories with 3D technology.
The museum’s programs include guided tours, journeys through interactive displays, hands on learning for school groups, radio building and Morse Code camps.
Radios through the years will also be on display at the SIGNALS Museum in Huntsville on March 1.SIGNALS Museum Facebook page
The museum will provide comprehensive communications literature and audio library, an event space situated within its collection, volunteer opportunities, a working ham-radio shack and an operational on-site radio tower.
Exhibits at the museum will include information on early American life and the development of the telegraph, telephone, radio, television, recorded sound and computers and will feature a HAM shack, scan lab and an AM radio station.
The exhibits will feature antiques, artifacts, digital interactive experiments and augmented and virtual reality content.
Among Bendickson’s favorite exhibits are the ones on radio, phonographs and telegraphs.
“I’m a radio guy,” he said. “The biggest part of my hobby is radio, so I’ve probably repaired and collected about 2,000 radios over my years.”
Bendickson also said he was a big fan of Edison and Columbia phonographs.
The museum will be open Wednesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission is $15 for adults age 18 to 59, $13 for seniors 60 and up, $12 for children 6 to 17. Children 5 and under are admitted free.
The military discount is $13. The group rate for 10 or more people is $10 and the school field trip rate for groups of 10 or more is $8.
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