--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | Monthly Museum description: Monthly Museum | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. image: https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Logos%20-%20Icons%20-%20Design%20Elements/ETC_4c-1.png --- - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [ABOUT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [AUTHORS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [CONTACT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [![EtCetera\_319x104](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "EtCetera_319x104")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) [![ETC Blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "ETC Blog")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) Search ## [![blog-header](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-header.png?width=476&height=155&name=blog-header.png "blog-header")](https://www.etcconnect.com) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [✕](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/monthly-museum#gwen-offcanvas-primary) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) # Monthly Museum [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0183-1-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/11/from-etc-museum-skirpan-autocue) [From the Museum](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/from-the-museum) ### [From the Museum: Skirpan Autocue](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/11/from-etc-museum-skirpan-autocue) By [Kate Foster](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/kate-foster) 23-Nov-2018 Today we take a look at another behemoth from ETC’s collection of lighting industry equipment and ephemera: a Skirpan Autocue Astral Stage Lighting Control System from 1977. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/11/from-etc-museum-skirpan-autocue) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/MonthlyMuseum_Vintage_photos-4-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/05/vintage-lighting-control-photos-you-didnt-know-you-needed-in-your-life) [History](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/history) ### [Vintage lighting control photos you didn’t know you needed in your life](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/05/vintage-lighting-control-photos-you-didnt-know-you-needed-in-your-life) By [Kate Foster](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/kate-foster) 2-May-2017 Welcome to the latest edition of the [Monthly(ish) Museum](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/from-the-museum), where we explore the storeroom of vintage lighting industry equipment and ephemera in ETC’s collection. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/05/vintage-lighting-control-photos-you-didnt-know-you-needed-in-your-life) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ChannelTrack_closeup.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/01/monthly-museum) [Consoles](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/consoles) ### [From the Museum: Channel Track 2](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/01/monthly-museum) By [Kate Foster](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/kate-foster) 24-Jan-2017 Over the years, ETC has amassed a collection of relics from the lighting industry’s past. In this series of posts, we bring these artifacts back into the light and share them with you. This month’s featured item: a Berkey Colortran Channel Track 2 console from the MGM Grand showroom in Las Vegas. 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