Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Kirkwall HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess No OpeningTime1 10.30 am to 4.30 pm OpeningDate1 21/9/2019 OpeningDate2 22/9/2019 OpeningTime2 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 10938 Refreshments No Street The street address Kiln Corner Postcode KW15 1LB Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Orkney Wireless Museum Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived orkney Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3144 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,58.98442,-2.960167; Description An account of the resource A fascinating collection tracing the history of early domestic radio and wartime communications in Orkney. Also maps, charts, valves, transistors, rare exhibits, wartime memorabilia and photo archive. An opportunity to experience a rare and unusual museum.The museum was founded in 1983 by the late Jim MacDonald after a lifetime passion working with, investigating and collecting all things electrical.Since 1997 the collection has been housed in the building erected in 1866 for the factor to the Earl of Zetland’s estates in Orkney. During the 1920s the building was sold and, over the years, became a cycle agency and electrical repair shop with a petrol pump.Due to the age and design of the building, Orkney Wireless Museum is regrettably not wheelchair accessible.