Curated Video
Hong Kong Museum of History | Easy Cantonese 8
Hong Kong Museum of History | Easy Cantonese 8 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 participating...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The hidden worlds within natural history museums - Joshua Drew
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...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The history of museums - J. V. Maranto
Museums have been a part of human history for over 2,000 years -- but they weren't always like the ones we visit today. J.V. Maranto uncovers the evolution of museums, from the first museum in 530 BC (curated by a princess) to PT...
TED Talks
Ariana Curtis: Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary
Who deserves to be in a museum? For too long, the answer has been "the extraordinary" -- those aspirational historymakers who inspire us with their successes. But those stories are limiting, says museum curator Ariana Curtis. In a...
TED Talks
TED: Why museums are returning cultural treasures | Chip Colwell
Archaeologist and curator Chip Colwell collects artifacts for his museum, but he also returns them to where they came from. In a thought-provoking talk, he shares how some museums are confronting their legacies of stealing spiritual...
TED Talks
TED: How your pictures can help reclaim lost history | Chance Coughenour
Digital archaeologist Chance Coughenour is using pictures -- your pictures -- to reclaim antiquities that have been lost to conflict and disaster. After crowdsourcing photographs of destroyed monuments, museums and artifacts, Coughenour...
TED Talks
TED: Why are stolen African artifacts still in Western museums? | Jim Chuchu
African artifacts shown in museums worldwide are often not borrowed, but stolen -- and TED Fellow Jim Chuchu is on a mission to get them back. Learn the sordid history behind how many of the collections in the West came to be, Chuchu's...
Curated Video
Bulgaria, Cherven ancient Medieval city
The remains of the medieval town of Cherven are an archaeological site of great importance to the research of Bulgarian culture of the Middle Ages. The first excavations were carried out in 1910-1911 under professor Vasil Zlatarski,...
Curated Video
The Problem with Museums
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...
History Hit
Africa: The Unknown History of Humankind
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...
One Minute History
American Hobo - One Minute History
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,...
One Minute History
080 American Hobo - One Minute History
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,...
One Minute History
050 Vincent Van Gogh - One Minute History
Born in the Netherlands, Vincent Willem van Gogh describes his childhood as cold and lonely. Unsuccessful as an art dealer and minister, he moves to Brussels to become an artist. He studies under his second cousin Anton Mauve before...
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African history
What drew Gus Casely-Hayford to researching African history? What aspects of African history and culture are commonly overlooked? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 1
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African heritage
How is African heritage handled today in terms of preservation? How are communities in Africa preserving their history? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 4
TMW Media
Inside this museum to US History weaponary
We’re off to Louisville Kentucky on this episode home to the most famous horse race in the world, buckets of chicken and something called a hot brown. Saddle up, as we learn about Derby history at the Kentucky Derby Museum. We’ll give...
Natural History Museum
Our journey to become a greener Museum | Natural History Museum
We're becoming a greener Museum to help create a greener planet. Nature is in a state of emergency and it needs our help more than ever. We must act now, together. To create a world where both people and the planet thrive, we're asking...
Natural History Museum
Lucy Cooke explores weird and wonderful flies at the Museum | Natural History Museum
Dr Erica McAlister sets out to convince bestselling author and broadcaster Lucy Cooke that flies are more than buzzing menaces and deserve our admiration, respect and thanks. Head behind the scenes as Erica reveals some of her favourite...
Natural History Museum
Ryugu asteroid sample arrives at the Museum | Natural History Museum
Earlier this year the Museum received an exciting sample from the asteroid Ryugu. This tiny piece of space rock will be studied to help researchers figure out how water and other organic materials arrived on Earth. ---------------- The...
Natural History Museum
World's largest yellow diamond dazzles Museum | Natural History Museum
The world's largest known vivid yellow pear-shape diamond was the highlight of a display at the Natural History Museum in London from February to September 2011. Jerry Hall was the lucky guest dazzled by the 110-carat Cora Sun-Drop...
Natural History Museum
Mighty Martian meteorite lands at the Museum | Natural History Museum
A rare Martian meteorite that could help unravel the mysteries of Mars has arrived at the Natural History Museum in London today, obtained with the support of a donor. The meteorite is the largest piece from a shower of stones that fell...
Science360
Engines of Curiosity: Award-Winning Museums Look to the Future
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 City’s American...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Museums | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
The powerful and privileged have hoarded precious artifacts in museums for centuries, and it's only recently that these treasures were made available to the rest of us. What purpose did museums serve? And why does every city have one today?
Natural History Museum
New UK Biodiversity Centre opens at the Museum | Natural History Museum
The Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity is for anyone with an interest in UK natural history. It is a hub for amateur naturalists, enthusiasts and other societies to study British wildlife. A place to investigate all aspects of the...
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