Mysteries at the Museum

Mysteries at the Museum

Documentary 2010

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Museums are where America displays its treasures – important and sometimes strange remnants of the momentous events that have shaped our history. And behind each artifact are secrets waiting to be revealed.

Documentary 2010

D

Starring Seth Porges, Katherine Alcock, Lawrence Derx

EPISODE 1

The Invention of Cellophane

A roll of film that revolutionized the retail industry; a jacket that belonged to a prankster; a 500-year-old mystery is put to rest.

39 min · 3 Apr 2015 A
EPISODE 2

Zip to Zap

An aeronautical device with a claim to fame; a cane that thwarted presidential assassin; a souvenir T-shirt from an outlandish event.

40 min · 10 Apr 2015 A
EPISODE 3

Golfer Behind Enemy Lines

A play that sparked one of the biggest riots in NYC; a monocular used by a soldier; wrapper from a pungent product that sparked a postal feud.

40 min · 17 Apr 2015 A
EPISODE 4

Stolen Strad, Fall From Space

Host Don Wildman examines a concert program that marks one of the most infamous nights in the history of a prestigious music venue, a space capsule used by a heroic astronaut,

40 min · 24 Apr 2015 A
EPISODE 5

Birth of the Road Map

An iconic road sign; a tiny bee specimen; an unusual gas mask invented by a pioneering man.

40 min · 1 May 2015 A
EPISODE 6

Erno Rubik's Magic Cube

A classic toy from a Hungarian genius; a delicate silk sample; a quirky car designed to travel on land and water.

38 min · 8 May 2015 A

Seth Porges

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Katherine Alcock

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Lawrence Derx

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Loren Coleman

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Kyle Merker

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About

Mysteries at the Museum

DOCUMENTARY

Museums are where America displays its treasures – important and sometimes strange remnants of the momentous events that have shaped our history. And behind each artifact are secrets waiting to be revealed.

Information

Studio: Travel Channel
Released: 2010
Rated: D

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles