Online Exhibits
TOP 20 SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS
Take a look back at MBC’s picks of the top Super Bowl commercials.
SNL EHIBIT
This online exhibit looks back at the past 50 years of SNL, highlighting it’s origins, Chicago cast members,
GREAT DEBATES
The Great Debates features curriculum modules that take a look at the influence on broadcast on media. This website also includes curriculum providing students with a context for understanding the dynamics of presidential debates.
Radio Hall of Fame
The Museum of Broadcast Communications’ Radio Hall of Fame honors those who have contributed to the development of the radio medium throughout its history in the United States.
New and Upcoming Exhibits
New and upcoming exhibits announced for 2025 include:
‘Not Ready for Prime Time: Five LIVE Decades of Saturday Nights’
‘We’ll Be Right Back: Eight Decades of Television Commercials’
‘Celebrating 100 Years of Dick Van Dyke’
‘Johnny Carson: The Centennial’
‘75 Years of Late Night Television’
‘WGN-TV’s Bozo’s Circus at 65’
Past Exhibits
Exhibit History
The MBC has featured a variety of special exhibits that showcase curated collections, often focusing on specific themes, notable individuals, historical periods, or cultural phenomena. Exhibits included:
Puppets, Pies and Prizes
The Chicago School of Television
Advertising’s Greatest Icons
Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition (2017-2019)
Louder Than Words: Rock, Power & Politics (2019)
Stay Tuned: Rock on TV (2019-2020)
A Century of Radio (2021-2023)