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Great Museums - s2 | e7 - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Collective Vision

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:45:15 -0000

Isabella Stewart Gardner assembled one of the world's most remarkable art collections. Her interests ranged from Rembrandt, Sargent, and Matisse to tapestries and rare books. See the collection, based in a Boston palace, and hear its fascinating story!

Great Museums - s1 | e3 - Face of America: The Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:22:15 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s2 | e4 - The Blues Live On: The Delta Blues Museum

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:44:12 -0000

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.”

Great Museums - s4 | e2 - New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:04:11 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s4 | e1 - An Acquiring Mind: Philippe De Montebello and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:05:05 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s2 | e5 - Triumph of the Spirit: The National D-Day Museum

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:02:06 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s3 | e8 - Mind Over Matter: The Boston Children's Museum

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:02:06 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s2 | e8 - Horse Power: The National Museum of Racing

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:02:06 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s1 | e11 - American Soul: the DuSable Museum of African-American History

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:46:04 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s1 | e2 - A Woman's Touch: National Museum of Women in the Arts

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:44:04 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s3 | e1 - A World of Art: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:11 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s3 | e10 - Wild Thing: The Smithsonian National Zoo

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:11 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s1 | e1 - Trial By Fire: The New York City Fire Museum

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:11 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s3 | e5 - Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:10 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s3 | e4 - In Our Time: The Museum of Modern Art

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:11 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s3 | e6 - Home Base: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:10 -0000

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.”

Great Museums - s3 | e11 - Curious About Cuba: Great Museums of Havana

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:09 -0000

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.

Great Museums - s3 | e9 - China: West Meets East at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:09 -0000

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.