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Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of...

In this video, produced for and with the Museum of Oxford, our presenter, Ben Kehoe, explores the challenges facing Oxford's residents as their city became the Royalist Capital during the English Civil War.

We’re hanging out with our founding fathers on this episode of Travel Thru History as we visit the very place where revolutionaries, decried “Liberty will reign in America!” Today Philadelphia is a booming city that is as alive with new...

Leslie T. Fenwick, PhD, is a nationally-known education policy and leadership studies scholar who served as Dean of the Howard University School of Education for nearly a decade. A former Visiting Scholar and Visiting Fellow at Harvard...

Natasha Huey (she/her/hers) reads the poem, "Field Trip to the Museum of Human History" by Franny Choi.

Let's check out Mexico City! With its rich cultural attractions, vibrant gastronomy scene, and impressive achievements, it's a must-visit destination. The transportation system makes it easy to travel through the main square, or Zócalo,...

In this video, produced for and with the Museum of Oxford and presented by Ben Kehoe, we explore the three sieges of Oxford during the English Civil War, when the city served as Royalist Capital.

A clay cylinder covered in Akkadian cuneiform script, damaged and broken, the Cyrus Cylinder is a powerful symbol of religious tolerance and multi-culturalism. In this enthralling talk Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum,...

Archive excerpt from 1927 shows New York school children visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and includes street scenes of the city. The film also shows the circulating nature study collection, which brought Museum material...

Africa is the second largest continent in the world and is home to the second largest population; but it is second-to-none regarding its ethnic diversity. Throughout history Africa has been the home of many thousands of ethnological...

Footnotes: 0:16 Inspired by this image (not sure who the original illustrator is, if anyone knows please tell me!) 0:45 He called it the Roosevelt Museum of Natural History 0:58 And also maintaining a high level of fitness and growing...

2015 Public Service Award winners extend their reach beyond those iconic buildings, into classrooms, curriculum and the lives of students.



Winners of the Public Service Award, The Museum of Science in Boston and New York...

MOT 1953: NEW YORK CITY: AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH & SPACE: HA TD WS People walking into Planetarium, Central Park West at 81st Street, TU Hayden Planetarium lettering on brick above windows. Note: Black,...

MOT 1946: NEW YORK CITY: * Curator Gordon Atwater (Chairman of Astronomy Department American Museum of Natural History) standing in planitarium theater before audience SOT explaining difference between astronomy & occult astrology. VS...

If you're wondering why blackface -- mimicking people of African descent via stereotypes and makeup-darkened skin -- is a big deal, then perhaps a little history lesson can help demystify the outcry. Dwan Reece, curator at the National...

Are museum collections ethical? How did these institutions end up with their vast array of artifacts and remains from every corner of the globe? Well, chances are there was some definite shadiness involved. Today, Danielle examines this...

Within the annals of American history hides a resilient group of misunderstood vagabonds; the Hobo. Believed to have been coined in California around 1890, the term Hobo has many connotations, but no strict definition. A migrant worker,...

December 8, 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by...

Within the annals of American history hides a resilient group of misunderstood vagabonds; the Hobo. Believed to have been coined in California around 1890, the term Hobo has many connotations, but no strict definition. A migrant worker,...

December 8, 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by...

Archaeology and anthropology are amazingly interesting fields, but they also have a legacy of dehumanizing and mistreating Native peoples. In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll uncover the dark history of Native...

A conversation at the American Museum of Natural History between Dr. Laurel Kendall, Curator, Asian Ethnographic Collections and Dr. Monique Scott, Assistant Director of Cultural Education in front of four Buddhist sculptures: Seated...

In this educational video, we explore the fascinating city of Philadelphia, the fifth most populous state in America. Known for its rich history and vibrant culture, Philadelphia offers a unique blend of past and present.

When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs or meteorites. But behind that educational exterior, there are hidden laboratories where scientific breakthroughs...