Intimate look at birthplace of American music, or jazz!. Wendell Pierce introduces us to local musicians and educators, museum curators, archivists and historians, and activists . Musical underscore is by Grammy® award-winning trumpeter Irvin Mayfield.

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Added: Sat Jan 29 00:04:11 UTC 2011
Air date: Sun May 16 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 57:42
Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

The master art collector, Philippe de Montebello, uses the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its curators to demonstrate his practiced eye and legacy of expanding The Met’s collection by 84,000 works of art.

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Added: Tue Apr 06 02:05:05 UTC 2010
Air date: Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 57:34
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

Enjoy Cuba’s art, history, and culture! From the Historical Museum of Science to the National Museum of Fine Arts, this award-winning program opens a window onto a surprisingly active cultural scene just beyond the U.S. southern horizon.

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Added: Wed Jul 15 00:31:09 UTC 2009
Air date: Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 2008
Duration: 56:42
Rating: 3.7 / 5.0

The Met has the finest collection of Chinese artistic masterpieces of any museum outside of China. Its collection spans 5,000 years of political dynasties and varying religious and foreign influences, helping to expand our knowledge of China.

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Added: Wed Jul 15 00:31:09 UTC 2009
Air date: Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 UTC 2008
Duration: 56:42
Rating: 4.1 / 5.0

Smithsonian National Zoo is a leader in animal care, science, education, and sustainability. It helps preserve endangered species by breeding them in order to reintroduce them into nature. Our stars include Giant Pandas, Cheetahs, & Orangutans.

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Added: Wed Jul 15 00:31:11 UTC 2009
Air date: Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2008
Duration: 56:42
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

Boston Children’s Museum started the “hands-on” tradition used by children’s museums today. Play is learning at this museum which gets objects out of cases so that children can interact, experiment, and follow their own curiosity.

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Added: Wed Mar 31 14:02:06 UTC 2010
Air date: Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 UTC 2007
Duration: 26:42
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

Featuring Tommy Lasorda, Bob Costas, and Joe Morgan, see the best of The National Baseball Museum’s 35,000 artifacts and 500,000 historic photographs. The Baseball Hall of Fame, also toured, immortalizes the great players of “America’s Game.”

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Added: Wed Jul 15 00:31:10 UTC 2009
Air date: Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2006
Duration: 56:42
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

Host Susan Stamberg takes us through the last 100 years of America's museums: Colonial Williamsburg, Museum of Modern Art, first African American Museum, and children’s museums are featured.

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Added: Wed Jul 15 00:31:10 UTC 2009
Air date: Sun May 21 00:00:00 UTC 2006
Duration: 56:42
Rating: 3.7 / 5.0

MoMA’s peerless collection of modern art includes works by Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Pollock and Warhol, as well as the Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle and an Apple iPod.

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Added: Wed Jul 15 00:31:11 UTC 2009
Air date: Mon May 01 00:00:00 UTC 2006
Duration: 56:36
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibits 5,000 years of the world’s art. It is an encyclopedia of art history from every culture. Be dazzled by the variety of this NYC landmark’s collections, as the magnificence of “the Met” lights up your screen.

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Added: Wed Jul 15 00:31:11 UTC 2009
Air date: Sun Sep 26 00:00:00 UTC 2004
Duration: 50:35
Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

The Museum of Racing honors the stars of thoroughbred racing (one of America’s oldest sports), including Seabiscuit, Man o' War, and Secretariat. Experience a horse race and watch the animals whose legendary beauty and grace so transfix Americans.

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Added: Wed Mar 31 14:02:06 UTC 2010
Air date: Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 UTC 2004
Duration: 26:37
Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

The National World War II Museum shares the stories and personal artifacts of Americans who served in WWII. This New Orleans-based museum celebrates the spirit of the 16 million Americans who sacrificed and prevailed in a struggle against tyranny.

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Added: Wed Mar 31 14:02:06 UTC 2010
Air date: Sat May 01 00:00:00 UTC 2004
Duration: 26:37
Rating: 4.1 / 5.0

DuSable Museum follows African-American history from its beginnings to achievers such as Bessie Coleman, the 1st black female aviator; World War II Tuskegee airmen; and Major Robert Lawrence, the 1st black astronaut, while integrating art and diversity.

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Added: Wed Mar 03 19:46:04 UTC 2010
Air date: Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2003
Duration: 26:37
Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

More than 100 million Americans can trace their ancestry to New York's Ellis Island. This award-winning documentary shares their ancestors' arduous journey, their desire to be American, and emotional recollections captured through recorded reminiscences.

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Added: Sat Sep 17 01:22:15 UTC 2011
Air date: Fri Feb 28 00:00:00 UTC 2003
Duration: 26:43
Rating: 4.1 / 5.0

This museum houses the most important collection of art by women in the world. It showcases women artists, overshadowed in art history, and displays both late 19th century feminine artistic expressions and 20th-century postmodern works.

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Added: Wed Mar 03 02:44:04 UTC 2010
Air date: Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 UTC 2003
Duration: 27:24
Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

It's Clarksdale, Mississippi where Muddy Waters boards a train to carry Blues to the world. Watch interviews with Morgan Freeman and Charlie Musselwhite. See Muddy Waters’ sharecropper cabin; Sonny Boy Williamson’s harmonicas; and B.B. King’s “Lucille.”

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Added: Fri Apr 15 10:44:12 UTC 2011
Air date: Fri Nov 15 00:00:00 UTC 2002
Duration: 27:29
Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

History of firefighting from colonial times to the present. This museum features fire carriages, fire buckets and parade hats, as well as modern day equipment. Firefighters — many involved in the World Trade Center tragedy — are the museum’s volunteers.

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Added: Wed Jul 15 00:31:11 UTC 2009
Air date: Sat Nov 28 00:00:00 UTC 1998
Duration: 26:54
Rating: 3.6 / 5.0