Museum Secrets
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If you were to visit the world's most popular art museums, you likely still wouldn't see stuff that you'll see in this series. It takes viewers inside six extraordinary museums -- including the Louvre, London's National History Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York -- to areas beyond public galleries that visitors rarely get to see, including a storeroom in which millions of once-living creatures float in formaldehyde. The stories of six irreplaceable treasures, including the Mona Lisa and the golden mask of King Tut, are revealed within the walls of the museums. Also featured are people with deep personal connections to exhibits in the museums who share their stories, including a woman who cannot look at a particular statue without remembering how it caused her grandfather's murder.
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Museum Secrets The Hermitage Museum
Evidence reveals who really killed Rasputin; curators hide treasures from Hitler.
8:00 AM on DTOUR
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Museum Secrets The Hermitage Museum
Evidence reveals who really killed Rasputin; curators hide treasures from Hitler.
7:00 AM on History 2 Canada
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Museum Secrets National Archeological Museum of Athens
Greek ships fight off invaders; Alexander the Great wears cloth armor; philosopher Plato indulges in extracurricular activities; an ancient gadget foretells the future.
8:00 AM on DTOUR
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Museum Secrets Royal Palace (Madrid)
Stories found within the walls of the Royal Palace of Madrid include a swordsman who bested 17 challengers, a clock powered by witchcraft, and a 20th-century king who outsmarted a fascist.
8:00 AM on DTOUR
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Museum Secrets Israel Museum (Jerusalem)
The Jewish origins of Mr. Spock; creating Cleopatra's perfume; new view of the Crucifixion; the tomb of Mary.
8:00 AM on DTOUR
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Museum Secrets Uffizi Gallery (Florence)
Stories from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, include the killing of a 15th-century godfather, the disappearance of a famous artist, a lucky wild boar and a poisoned alchemist.
8:00 AM on DTOUR
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Museum Secrets Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
Treasures found at the Smithsonian Institution include Zero fighter planes, details for a mission to Mars, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a star-spangled banner.
1:00 PM on DTOUR
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Museum Secrets Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
Treasures found at the Smithsonian Institution include Zero fighter planes, details for a mission to Mars, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a star-spangled banner.
6:00 PM on DTOUR
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Museum Secrets Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
Treasures found at the Smithsonian Institution include Zero fighter planes, details for a mission to Mars, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a star-spangled banner.
11:00 PM on DTOUR
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Museum Secrets State Historical Museum (Moscow)
Moscow's State Historical Museum holds such artifacts as Lenin's Rolls-Royce; the shame of Napoleon's army; Ivan the Terrible's torture chamber.
8:00 AM on DTOUR
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