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16 Great Museums
Celebrating the World of Museums
Great Museums is an award-winning documentary television series celebrating the world of museums, opening up the doors of the museum world to millions of Americans with the goal of “curating a community of learners.”
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George Eastman House: Pictu...
The urban estate of George Eastman, who made photographers of us all, is a treasure trove of photographs and one of the world’s premier film archives.
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![New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music]()
New Orleans: A Living Muse...
Wendell Pierce introduces us to local musicians and educators, museum curators, archivists and historians, and activists
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![A Woman's Touch: The National Museum of Women in the Arts]()
A Woman's Touch: The Nation...
The National Museum of Women in the Arts offers the most important collection of art by women in the world.
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![American Soul: The DuSable Museum of African-American History]()
American Soul: The DuSable ...
The DuSable Museum is dedicated to the history and culture of Africans and African-Americans.
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![Horse Power: The National Museum of Racing]()
Horse Power: The National M...
Learn the history of thoroughbred horse racing at the National Racing Museum
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![Collective Vision: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]()
Collective Vision: The Isab...
Isabella Stewart Gardner traveled for over three decades, assembling one of the world's most remarkable art collections.
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![The Blues Lives On: The Delta Blues Museum]()
The Blues Lives On: The Del...
Located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, this small museum tells the powerful story of the origins of the Delta Blues.
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![Face of America: The Ellis Island Immigration Museum]()
Face of America: The Ellis ...
More than 100 million Americans can trace their ancestry to New York's Ellis Island
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![Trial By Fire: The New York City Fire Museum]()
Trial By Fire: The New York...
Learn the history of firefighting in New York City
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![China: West Meets East at The Metropolitan Museum of Art]()
China: West Meets East at T...
The Met is home to the finest collection of Chinese masterpieces of any museum outside of China
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![In Our Time: The Museum of Modern Art]()
In Our Time: The Museum of ...
IN OUR TIME: MOMA attempts to answer two questions: what makes it modern, and what makes it art?
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![Riches, Rivals, and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America]()
Riches, Rivals, and Radical...
RICHES, RIVALS, AND RADICALS is filled with characters whose fervor fueled the revolution that changed America's museums
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![Curious About Cuba: The Great Museums of Havana]()
Curious About Cuba: The Gre...
"Curious About Cuba" shows a side of the island nation that we seldom hear about: her art, history, and culture.
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![Wild Thing: The Smithsonian National Zoo]()
Wild Thing: The Smithsonian...
As part of a worldwide conservation effort, scientists at the National Zoo breed endangered species for the purpose of re-introduction
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![Home Base: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]()
Home Base: The National Bas...
Since 1936 the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has become one of the nation's most popular institutions.
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![A World of Art: The Metropolitan Museum of Art]()
A World of Art: The Metropo...
Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is a three dimensional encyclopedia of art history.
