Curated Video
After More Than A Decade, The Newseum Is Closing
Since 2008, the Newseum showcased a history of the press. But the "news" museum will be closing its doors after years of financial struggles.
Curated Video
Mediterranean-Neptune Surrenders 1 Of 7 Wonders
Mediterranean Engcomm/Natsot Duration 1.17"
Archaeologists have begun recovering a group of statues and
artefacts submerged for centuries in the Mediterranean Sea off
Alexandria. The objects are thought to include the...
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Egypt - Pharos Lighthouse Found On Seabed
Archaeologists have begun recovering a group of statues and
artefacts submerged for centuries off Alexandria in the
Mediterranean Sea. The objects are among a group of debris thought
to include the 2200-year-old Pharos lighthouse, one of...
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New gallery displays items returned, after being stolen or smuggled to other countries
A new gallery opened on Saturday at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, displaying artifacts that were illegally taken from Egypt and have now been recovered.
Egypt's ancient treasures have suffered during the aftermath of the uprising that...
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US customs largest seizure of Russian iconography returned to church after 8 years.
1. Wide shot exterior St. Nicholas Cathedral, Russian Orthodox Church in Manhattan
2. Wide shot pan across interior Cathedral
3. Medium shot U.S. Customs official John Varrone gives icon to Bishop Mercurius
4. Various close ups of...
Curated Video
PHILIPPINES: SUNKEN CHINESE JUNK TREASURE HANDED OVER TO MUSEUM
English/Nat
Antique jars and plates confiscated from fishermen have led officials in the Philippines to a sunken ancient Chinese junk containing a horde of Chinese and Thai porcelains.
The haul, believed to date back to the late Chinese...
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Redesign of trade centre memorial
1. Architect/designer of the World Trade Center memorial, Michael Arad, standing next to a model of his design
2. New York Governor, George Pataki (left) New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg (centre) and Chairman of the Lower Manhattan...
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Looted Baghdad artifacts returned to Iraq
1. Wide shot briefing room in US federal government building in downtown Manhattan
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Garcia, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary:
"Under operation Iraqi Heritage our investigators recovered...
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Stolen artefacts recovered in Germany are returned to museum
1. Close up of terracotta figurine Goddess on the Throne
2. Tilt up of figurine
3. Close up of face of figurine
4. Pan right from guests to figurine on display
5. Various of terracotta head of cat
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Memli Krasniqi,...
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USA: RUSSIAN & US ASTRONAUTS RECALL THEIR EXPLOITS IN THE SPACE RACE
English/Nat
America's space shuttle Atlantis was on its way Thursday for a link up with the Russian Mir space station.
Meanwhile, there was another meeting of Russian and American astronauts taking place on the ground.
With the help of...
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Restoring Afghan treasures in the National Museum
The National Museum of Afghanistan was looted and plundered during years of civil year, and Taliban rule.
Now itÄżËs been restored to its former glory after international donors returned looted treasures.
This Bodhisattva Siddhartha...
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U.S. Returns Seized Artifacts to Iraq
Thousands of ancient clay tablets, seals and other Iraqi archaeological objects that were smuggled into the U.S. and shipped to the head of arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby were returned to the Iraqi government on Wednesday.
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Real spies, not 007, displayed at new US spy museum
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AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Manson murders grip tourists and Tarantino 50 years on
As a tour guide specializing in notorious Hollywood deaths Scott Michaels is well aware of America's morbid fascination with the dark side of Tinseltown (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Sky News
The Queen on tour of MOD offices in Gloucester
CLEAN: Interior shots of The Queen meeting MOD officials and staff on a tour of Imjin Barracks, Gloucester on November 05, 2015 in Gloucester, England.
Curated Video
New discoveries in Egypt's Valley of the Kings
Prominent Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced on Thursday a major archaeological discovery in Luxor.
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Donor of Nazi memorabilia welcomed at Yad Vashem
A Lebanese businessman, who purchased Nazi memorabilia to donate to Israel, on Sunday visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Iconic Indiana Jones hat to go up for auction in Hollywood
Indiana Jones' iconic fedora hat, worn by US actor Harrison Ford on the set of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Doom’ is the main attraction at an auction of Hollywood artefacts next month (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
Reopened National Air and Space Museum: An Inside Look
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Director Christopher Browne offers a behind-the-scenes look at the newly re-opened museum and insights on new exhibits and the mission behind the renovation with Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu.
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Plimoth Patuxet Museums
History In A New Light: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic Patuxet and Plymouth
A 12-minute virtual tour introduces viewers to the newest exhibition at the Plymouth Plantation museum. The video, featuring artifacts from an archaeological dig at historic Patuxet and Plymouth, begins with Wampanoag displays and moves...
American Museum of Natural History
Meet the OLogist David Hurst Thomas
David Hurst Thomas loves the children's book The Cat in the Hat and Rocky Road ice cream. He's also loves being an archaeologist. Thomas shares his passion for studying old things in a short video where he answers questions posed by...
TED-Ed
Why Do We Have Museums?
How did the tradition of collecting and displaying interesting items to the public begin? How have museums evolved over time? Offer your young historians a fascinating look into a cultural pastime we so often take for granted...