Paley Center for Media
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Former name |
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Established | 1975 |
Location | 25 West 52 Street, Midtown Manhattan, New York City |
Coordinates | 40°45′38″N 73°58′39″W / 40.76056°N 73.97750°W |
Type | Media Museum |
Founder | William S. Paley |
Website | paleycenter |
The Paley Center for Media, formerly the Museum of Television & Radio (MT&R) and the Museum of Broadcasting, founded in 1975 by William S. Paley,[1] is an American cultural institution in New York with a branch office in Los Angeles, dedicated to the discussion of the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public.
It was renamed the Paley Center for Media on June 5, 2007, to encompass emerging broadcasting technologies such as the
Locations
The
New York
In 1975 the original Museum of Broadcasting was founded with a gift by William S. Paley of US$2 million (equivalent to $11 million in 2023). It opened in Manhattan on November 9, 1976, occupying two floors in an office building at 1 East 53rd Street, near the corner of 53rd Street and Fifth Avenue.[3] This location was adjacent to Paley Park and the Doubleday Book Store on Fifth Avenue.[citation needed]
In 1991 the museum changed its name to the Museum of Television & Radio with a move into the William S. Paley Building. Designed by Philip Johnson and located at 25 West 52nd Street (adjacent to the famed 21 Club at 21 West 52nd Street), the 16-story building was itself renamed the Paley Center for Media in 2007. It has two front entrances: one on the left for office staff, and a public entrance on the right. The Alexander Mackendrick film Sweet Smell of Success (1957) has an exterior location scene with different angles revealing how the neighborhood looked in the years before the building was constructed.[citation needed]
The ground floor of the New York museum features the
Los Angeles
In 1996 the Museum of Television & Radio in Los Angeles opened in a new building, located at 465 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, designed by
In early 2020, the museum at North Beverly Drive closed. The archives moved to the Beverly Hills Public Library, and the staff moved to an office in Century City.[5]
Archives
The Paley Center for Media is committed to the idea that many television and radio programs are significant works and should be preserved for posterity's sake. Instead of collecting
Some television programs are from the 1940s with radio programs dating back to the 1920s. The earliest TV program in the museum's collection is a silent film of NBC's 1939 production of Dion Boucicault's melodrama The Streets of New York (1857), with Norman Lloyd, George Coulouris, and Jennifer Jones.[6]
The museum does not sell the material or permit it to leave the premises. Viewing copies of television programs are
Television and radio shows are added to the collection after archival discoveries and through donations from individuals and organizations. In 2002, the museum held a showing of the previously unseen rehearsal film of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella telecast from March 17, 1957. This rehearsal was found in the CBS vault while the museum was on a quest for other "lost" Cinderella materials. It had been believed that on the night of the live broadcast the show was preserved on both kinescope and videotape and then transmitted to the West Coast. Seeking either of these, Jane Klain, the director of research at the New York facility, asked CBS to search their vaults. The CBS database listed three 16mm films featuring five-minute segments of Julie Andrews performing in the show. When the earliest one was brought from the CBS vault, it was discovered to be the full dress rehearsal.
The center is also known for its many discoveries involving daytime
Programming and education
Seminars and interviews with public figures are conducted frequently, all of which are recorded and available for later viewing on individual consoles. Past seminar participants have included
The William S. Paley Television Festival, also known as PaleyFest, is an annual television festival hosted by the Paley Center in the Los Angeles area. Founded in 1984, the festival, held annually in the spring, features panels composed of the casts and prominent creative talent from popular television shows such as
Media Advanced Management Program
In 2010, The Paley Center for Media announced a partnership with IESE Business School to offer the Advanced Management Program in Media and Entertainment or the "Media AMP", a postgraduate level program for media and entertainment executives to preparing them for high level leadership roles in their companies. Launched in January 2011, the program's goal is to bring executives up to speed on new business models, management techniques, and technologies. A key feature is access to leaders in the industry.
The Media AMP curriculum covers four modules over a six-month period. Three of the modules are held in New York, and one in Los Angeles. Key discussion topics include: Value Creation; Digital Strategy; Accounting, Finance and Management Control; Content and Customers; Leadership; Production, Technology and Operations Management; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; IT Systems and Strategy; Managerial Economics and Decision Analysis; Marketing Strategy; and others.
See also
- List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
- List of old-time radio people
- List of old-time radio programs
- List of U.S. radio programs
- Museum of Broadcast Communications
- Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
References
- ^ "History" Archived 2015-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Paley Center for Media website
- ^ "The Museum of Television & Radio announces new name" Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ProQuest 122808287.
- ^ "Museum of Television and Radio Debuts in Beverly Hills" (PDF). p. 5.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (18 February 2020). "Paley Center Moves Out of Beverly Hills, Lays Off Three; Finds New Home for Archives (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ Ritchie, Michael. (1994) Please Stand By. Overlook Press.
- ^ Jenson, Elizabeth. (June 5, 2007) "New Name and Mission for Museum of Television" The New York Times
- ^ Ng, Philiana (December 12, 2013). "PaleyFest Moves to Dolby Theatre for 2014, Unveils First Honorees". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 26, 2014.