This museum is a fun, fascinating place to visit. If you enjoy music and history, a stop here when in the historical area of Dover, DE is an absolute must and definitely worth your time. The museum is filled with many interesting artifacts related to the Victrola and the beginning of radio and music entertainment. The guides were full of... More

If you are driving through Delaware on your way to a beach, I highly recommend a quick detour off Rtes 1 or 13 to visit the Johnson Victrola Museum. (10 minutes from Rt 1, 5 minutes from Rt. 13.) On two floors, the first has a re-creation of a Victor Talking Machine shop ca. 1910-1920 complete with Victrolas on display,... More

The tour guides were extremely knowledgeable and friendly. The museum's collection of everything Victrola is extensive. It was like a step back in time. Very enjoyable and a must see if you are in Dover. There was a family in the tour with me and the guides related to and included the children in the tour. The children didn't seem... More

The guide was excellent and gave us a personal tour of the Victrola museum. He played a couple of old songs for us on original victrolas and provided lots of interesting anecdotes.

The main thing I remember is how the staff were excited and very much enjoyed giving the tour...that was worth the entire trip...otherwise if I were there on my own I would have been bored to tears...looking at old stereo/victorola's etc....the tour givers made you interested.

My whole family really enjoyed this museum. I am a member of the Oliver Evans Chapter (Philadelphia region) Society for Industrial Archeology. We document the industrial heritage of the Delaware Valley. The Victrola (later RCA) factory in Camden was an important part of the industrial story of the region and it was great to see so much of the factory's... More

We were surprised and delighted to find this wonderful and complete Victrola museum in the heart of Dover, Delaware. The museum displays a massive collection of Eldridge Johnson's Victor Talking Machines, and an overwhelming, but well organized, collection of 78 RPM records that contain both music, and historical voices and events. During our tour we learned about the huge manufacturing... More

We've taken company to the Victrola Museum in Dover a couple of times. Since both times there were very few people there we had a private tour. It's really an interesting place, educational for all ages, and free (unless you wished to make a donation), and definitely worth the time.

I drove through Dover and stopped with low expectations. The man at the town visitor center said to stop by. I had no knowledge or interest in victrolas, but this Museum was such a awesome experience. The museum is free, but after the tour I had to donate (which I rarely do). I was the only person in there, and... More