Museum of televisions

Does anyone know a museum in which it is possible to see old TV equipment e.g. 405 line black and white TVs? Ideally, some of them would be operating.

I am in the UK so museums in the UK would be most interesting but other answers are welcome.

As an example of the type of place that I am hoping for, here is a museum of telephones. It is possible to call between them and see the exchange operating. Avoncroft Museum

I am not expecting to be able to visit at the moment due to Covid. I am hoping that one day things return to normal and such visits become possible again.

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Best Answer

I think this question is good for a list of 'maybe' museums in a community wiki answer.

Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid, (Netherlands Insitude for Sound and Vision) here is a link to their own website in Dutch, the Wikipedia page in Dutch, and in English.

I remember from them being on TV that there might be some old televisions playing videos of old content, but could not see anything about it on any of the websites. The Dutch sites are worth checking out with an online translating service as the English language version is short. Most of what the museum concentrates on is Dutch language media content, from paper to digital formats, with a lot about TV.
Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology (Norsk Teknisk Museum) in Oslo, Norway. Links to English Wikipedia page and their own website.

They have a large room near the entrance (start of the museum trail) which covers the history of television, including old televisions from various eras.
Berlin, Germany
- Permanent Exhibition | Deutsche Kinemathek
  - I have never visited this museum
- Exhibitions - Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
  - A television used in 1936 (Olympic Games), with videos of some of the broadcasted programs are shown