From Gramophones to Radios to Television— Trends in Home Entertainment
Osaka University of Arts, Art Information Center
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Today we can enjoy music, movies, and plays from the comfort of our own home, and living in the internet age means we can watch or listen to what we want whenever and wherever we desire. Home entertainment has become a very normal part of our everyday lives, a trend that started with with the invention of the gramophone at the end of the 19th century and the spread of records in people’s homes. This exhibition presents a chronological display of gramophones, radios, and TVs dating from the mid-1890s through the mid-1960s from the university’s collection.
Part 1 (May 14 [Wed]–May 23 [Fri]) : The Gramophone is Here
Part 2 (Jun. 11 [Wed]–Jun. 20 [Fri]): The Radio and Television are Here
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Dates: May 17 (Sat)–May 23 (Fri) and Jun 14 (Sat)–Jun 20 (Fri), 12:30–1:00 and 17:00–17:30
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Schedule
from May 14, 2014 at 11:00 to June 20, 2014 at 18:30
Closed on Sundays and May 24 (Sat)–Jun. 10 (Tues)