Amor Sciendi
David vs David
How do two different artists address the same theme? How do the fashions of the time period effect art? I try to answer these questions by looking at Statues of David by Michelangelo and Bernini.
Amor Sciendi
Horses of St. Mark's square? or more complicated?
The Horses of St. Mark's Square in Venice have an interesting history. They have been moved around the world and have witnessed some of its great, and terrifying moments.
Curated Video
Portugal, Batalha Monastery
The monastery was built to thank the Virgin Mary for the Portuguese victory over the Castilians in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, fulfilling a promise of King John I of Portugal. The battle put an end to the 1383-85 Crisis. Work...
NASA
#EZScience: Inspiring Women in Space and Science
Meet astrophysicist Kelly Korreck and spaceflight engineer/website specialist Dana Bolles, both currently based at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum featured statues of them as part of a...
Mazz Media
Exploring Communities Long Ago
Take students on a journey to early Native American communities, Colonial towns and early American cities to explore the variety of communities, as they existed in the past. They'll learn how schools of the past are different from their...
Weird History
Fascinating Facts About China's Terracotta Army
Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, built the huge Terracotta Army to protect him in the afterlife. An elaborate tomb complex in Xi'an, the city-size compound came equipped with everything the emperor would require in the...
Kids Learning Videos
Musical Statues! Freeze Dance Brain Break Song for Kids
Let's play a game of freeze dance, also known as musical statues! Kids will love dancing along with this fun, upbeat music. But be sure to stop moving when the music stops! This brain break song will give preschoolers, toddlers, and...
Press Association
Interview with Yinka Shonibare at the opening of his new exhibition
Interview with artist Yinka Shonibare at the opening of his new exhibition Suspended States at the Serpentine museum in London.
Press Association
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer speech at the Conservative Party Conference - full
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said Ministers will publish new guidance to ensure historic statues which have been subject to removal campaigns are kept in place. Ms Fraser she wanted to “retain and explain” those monuments, as she...
British Movietone
GANDHI REMEMBERED
Mr Nehru and the Mayor of St. Pancras walk through Tavistock Square in London. He was to receive, on behalf of the Gandhi Memorial Committee the gift of a site in the Square on which a memorial will be erected to the Mahatma. Few men...
British Movietone
MAKE THE BEST OF IT
Snow brought fun for some people and one way they enjoyed it was to ski on Hampstead Heath. It also brought chaos to flight schedules at the airports. The snow certainly solved London's traffic problem. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
British Movietone
LANDSCAPE WITH SCULPTURE
David Smith's ""Cubi 9"". The work of that Master-Sculptor - Henry Moore ""Standing Figure"". ""Single Form"" by Barbara Hepworth is dedicated to the late Dag Hammarskjold. Some of the items in this year's open-air exhibition of...
British Movietone
NEW YORK WELCOMES LUXURY LINER
New York turns out for the arrival of the Caronia and fire floats give a grand display. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
British Movietone
RUSSIAN VISITOR'S TOUR
Sailors from Soviet warships that brought Marshal Bulganin and Mr Khrushchev to Britain, have been sightseeing in London. The Cenotaph in Whitehall was included in the round London tour made by the Soviet Premier and the Communist Party...
British Movietone
EROS BACK TO THE OLD ADDRESS
Eros returns to Piccadilly Circus after nearly eight years in exile. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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RULERS OF THE QUEENS NAVY'
The Admiralty, a fine building with a long history, has moved across Whitehall to the new Ministry of Defence. Here, the Navy will join the Army and the Air Force, to be administered by the Defence Council. The old Admiralty built in...
British Movietone
THE GRENADIERS 1656-1956
Among the exhibits at St. James's Palace celebrating 300 years of the Grenadier Guards, was a display of regimental uniforms dating from its formation. King Charles the Second founded the Regiment in 1656 while he was exiled at Bruges in...
British Movietone
NELSON STATUE -
A gift from Dr Aldous to the city of Portsmouth, a bronze statue of Lord Nelson. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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THE CAIRO MEETING
Ever since its opening in 1869, that short-cut from Europe to the East, the Suez Canal, had been an international company for all who wished to use it. Near the Company's Ismailia headquarters, men are undergoing training as pilots. In...
British Movietone
WEDGEWOOD EXHIBITION
At London's Science Museum, an Exhibition entitled ""Arts and Science United"", for such were the aims of Josiah Wedgewood. On show are some of the finest examples of Wedgewood's pottery and a display of the Potter's art. Disclaimer:...
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HORSE SCULPTURE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST
The sculpture, a group of five rearing horses, has been commissioned by an Arab Sheikh to adorn his Palace. The work by Sculptor Philip Jackson, has been made in fibre-glass finished in bronze and thought to be the largest Equestrian...
Bridgeman Arts
A Trip to Egypt 1976
Flying from Cairo to Luxor then on to Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Aswan and many other sights including boats on the Nile in 1976. Aswan, a city on the Nile River, has been southern Egypt’s strategic and commercial gateway since...
British Movietone
AVIATION - LONDON LOOKS SKYWARDS AGAIN
The seventh anniversary of the Battle of Britain was commemorated by a fly past over London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...