On December 12, 2024, the Musée des ondes Emile Berliner hosted a festive fundraising event with around 30 guests, celebrating music, history, and culture. The evening featured a live performance by Lamia Ghaouti and Laurent Arsenault, talented musicians and board members of the museum, in the iconic RCA Victor Studio. In honor of the 125th anniversary of Emile Berliner’s move to Montreal, guests enjoyed a German-inspired dinner, followed by a music quiz hosted by museum director Dr. Anja and volunteer Gustave Arroyo. The museum was thrilled to end 2024 on a high note. Not only did the event bring them […]
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We are pleased to invite you to an exceptional festive evening, organized to support the valuable mission of our museum. Come celebrate with us Montreal’s contributions to the international music industry and the development of satellite technology in Canada.
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The museum received from a private donor a collection of objects linked to the history of the diffusion of sound waves. When an object is already in our collection, it is sold at auction to finance our activities. It’s up to you to discover and acquire a piece of our history and, at the same time, contribute to a good cause. Note: The museum had accidentally blocked the payment method, the problem has now been resolved. Our sincere apologies. New auction closing date: December 9 at 7 p.m. (All lots are sold as is, the amount of your bid is paid […]
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Join us for “Montreal Basement Tapes Day 2024!” Dust off your wire tapes, magnetic tapes, and any old recordings you can no longer play at home. Bring them to the museum, where we’ll have a range of vintage playback equipment ready for you to explore your hidden gems. Entrance is free, but donations are welcome. A collaboration between the Musée des Ondes Berliner, moeb.ca and ARCMTL, arcmtl.org.
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In Spring 2024 the Musée was fortunate to receive a donation of over 60 books and periodicals from Richard Green, pictured here with Musée director, Anja Borck. The books cover a wide range of music history, discography, recorded sound history and preservation. Along with back issues of the journals of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) and the American based Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC), they represent a significant addition to our library holdings. The donated books are in process to be included in the catalogue of the Tracy, Todd and Oliver Berliner Library and accessible […]
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We are sad to announce that Remi Glorieux died in the night from April 19th to April 20, 2024. We will miss his strong and long-lasting commitment as a volunteer of the Musée des ondes Emile Berliner, his gentle humour and enthusiasm for sound, radios and design. Our heartfelt condolences to his large and supportive family. We will publish more details on his burial as soon as we hear about it.
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Jo-Anne Velin, journalist, filmmaker and sound artist born in Montreal, was invited to bring her very playful and exploratory sound salon to the museum! The Irish Room / Femmes sonores a sound world from rare and ancient archives of women’s voices that she collects in each country of the installation’s tour. Velin used old archives of female voices (or the voices of people with ‘woman’ identification) as raw sound material for a cycle of compositions to be heard exclusively in the museum from February 1 to 23. In Montreal, this is the second stop on her four-city tour of Europe and […]
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The Musée des ondes Emile Berliner bids farewell to its long-time volunteer photographer, Maurice McDuff, who died in Montreal on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 The MOEB team will miss his friendly and generous personality. He will remain in our memory at MOEB through the numerous photos he took of objects, events and exhibitions. Our most sincere condolences to all his family and friends.
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December 5th 2023 at 5 p.m. at the Musée des ondes Emile Berliner. The Montreal Goethe Institut with the support of the German Consulate General invites the public to 60 minutes a round table discussion: 100 years ago this year, Germany’s first official radio station went on air, two years after Canada started broadcasting To learn more about the evolution of radio and its place in Germany and Canada, come to a talk with : Anja Borck, Director of the Emile Berliner Wave Museum Prof. Serioja Tatu from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique Montreal Denis Couillard, Director, Solutions […]
Read moreMusée des ondes Emile Berliner thanks you for helping us preserve and promote the history of the music industry in Montréal through your generous donations. All proceeds raised during our inaugural event will support Musée des ondes Emile Berliner’s ongoing efforts to educate and engage audiences in Montreal’s musical heritage. All tickets are tax-deductible. Tax receipts will be a minimum of $100 for full priced tickets. If you would like your tax receipt, plase provide Musée des ondes Emile Berliner with your full official address in the form below. Tax receipts will be available in the new year; we thank […]
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