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The Musée des ondes Emile Berliner is proud to be taking part in the first edition of the Festival d’histoire de Montréal, a history festival organised by the Montreal History Museums from May 14 to May 16 2021. Listening Session: The Montreal Music Industry of the 1940s and 1950s As part of the Festival, the MOEB is presenting a virtual listening session that explores the artists that defined the French Canadian musical identity and the Montreal music industry of the 40s and 50s! The session is presented by Mariana Mejía Ahrens, in English with French captioning. Mariana Mejía Ahrens has […]

Press release For immediate release – December 14th, 2020 There has never been so much radio in our lives as there is today. For a long period of its history, the development of radio was closely tied to the Canadian Marconi Company. This new book traces radio from its beginnings in Canada and covers aspects beyond just broadcasting. Radio became extremely important in the emergency plans of shipping lines and was omnipresent in communication networks during both world wars. Today, wireless technology remains at the center of the development of many new devices and software. The author, Denis Couillard, knows […]

The Musée des ondes Emile Berliner is honored to accept the 2020 Governor General’s History Award. The award recognizes individuals and organizations who deepen the understanding of the past by highlighting lesser-known stories, and encouraging meaningful public dialogue around history. The museum has received the award for the project of the Centennial of Broadcasting in Canada. Specifically, the award recognizes the online presentation at radio.moeb.ca for the innovative, participatory and educational aspects of the project. The MOEB reacted to the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic by quickly revising its schedule and offering an online adaptation for celebrating the centennial of broadcasting. The centennial […]

The “Musée des ondes Emile Berliner” is proud to announce the launch of its new project: the Emile Berliner Sound & Image Archive (EBS&IA), available to all, April 2018. Made in celebration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary and thanks to funding from the Documentary Heritage Communities Program from the Library and Archives Canada, EBS&IA is an online resource of documents and audio objects from the museum’s collection. Rare and fragile pieces from the early days of recorded sound, as well as items not ordinarily accessible to museum visitors, have been made available through an online database of over 500 images and […]