Name: Seriously Amazing Objects
Released: 2013-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Xavier Carnegie

TV Show · History · Documentary

Follow unsuspecting visitors inside the Smithsonian Institute vaults to get a close look at historical treasures. Celebrate U.S. explorers, trailblazers, and stars through memorable objects like Edison’s light bulb and Seinfeld’s puffy shirt.

2013 · 48m

Starring Xavier Carnegie

EPISODE 1

Survivors

Investigate the concept of survival that’s woven through the Smithsonian Institution’s programs. Meet a team of biologists working to save cheetahs from extinction, and then learn about the development of camouflage and kites that helped win a war.

47m
EPISODE 2

Risk Takers

Discover objects used by some of history’s biggest risk-takers, including a daredevil spacesuit, a dress worn by a civil rights hero, and an artificial heart. Meet the trailblazers behind them and see the indelible mark they made on humankind.

47m
EPISODE 3

Super Size

Join visitors for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Smithsonian’s super-sized objects. First, check out a 60-pound salamander, a 17-foot-long beard, and a fossilized 500-pound prehistoric sloth. Then learn how 22-foot-tall totem poles are carved.

47m

Xavier Carnegie

Host
Molly Hermann

Producer
Rob Lyall

Producer
Linda Goldman

Producer
David Royle

Producer

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