CELEBRATE ART, CULTURE AND DISCOVERY IN AMERICA
WITH GREAT MUSEUMS An Epic American Adventure

America is a land of great museums, and every museum has spellbinding stories to tell. Stories of history and progess that fill us with pride or shame. Stories of art and culture to inspire or challenge us. Stories of nature and science that unleash a lifelong love of discovery!


ABOUT THE SERIES

GREAT MUSEUMS
™ is an on-going award-winning series of weekly, half-hour programs celebrating America’s museum world. With touches of history, art, and travel for virtually any demographic, GREAT MUSEUMS™ airs coast to coast on public television stations representing more than 80% of US households. What makes this series shine is its substance. Each episode is founded on thoughtful interviews with the museum’s own experts--curators, archivists, scientists, artists--who bring the collections to life. Careful research, dynamic storytelling, intriguing visuals, and high production values make GREAT MUSEUMSexciting and relevant.


Program 101
The New York City Fire Museum: Trial by Fire
New York, NY

Program 102
National Museum of Women in the Arts:
A Woman’s Touch

Washington, D.C.

Program 103
Ellis Island Immigration Museum: Face of America

New York, NY

Program 104
Autry Museum of Western Heritage: Spirit of the West

Los Angeles, CA

Program 105
American Folk Art Museum: American Anthem
New York, NY

Program 106
Hollywood Entertainment Museum:
American Dream Factory

Los Angeles, CA


Program 107
California Surf Museum: Proudly We Wave

Oceanside, CA

Program 108
The Field Museum: Earthly Treasures

Chicago, IL

Program 109
Morris Museum of Art: The Art of the South

Augusta, GA

Program 110
The Molly Brown House Museum: The Unsinkable

Denver, CO

Program 111
DuSable Museum of African-American History: American Soul
Chicago, IL

Program 112
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts:
Art Gets a Start in America

Philadelphia, PA

Program 113
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum: Water Ways

St. Michaels, MD

Program 201
The Charleston Museum: America's First Museum

Charleston, SC

Program 202
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian: Native Voice
Washington, D.C./ New York

Program 203
Colorado History Museum: Crossroads of Culture

Denver, CO

Program 204
The Delta Blues Museum: The Blues Lives On!

Clarksdale, MS

Program 205
National D-Day Museum: Triumph of the Spirit

New Orleans, LA *High Definition

Program 206
National Music Museum: America’s Shrine to Music

Vermillion, SD *High Definition

Program 207
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Collective Vision

Boston, MA *High Definition

Program 208
National Museum of Racing: Horse Power

Saratoga Springs, NY *High Definition

Program 209
California State Railroad Museum: Binding Ties

Sacramento, CA) *High Definition

Program 210
The George Eastman House: Picture Perfect

Rochester, NY * High Definition

Program 211
The Library of Congress: Volumes to Speak

Washington, DC * High Definition

Program 212
The Whale Museum: Science at Sea

San Juan Island, WA * High Definition

Program 213
Institute of Texan Cultures: Behind the Lone Star

San Antonio, TX * High Definition

Programs 301-302
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Parts One and Two)

New York City * High Definition

Program 303
The Franklin Institute: Wonderland of Science

Philadelphia, PA * High Definition

Program 304
The Henry Ford: Made in America

Dearborn, MI * High Definition

The Museum of Modern Art: In Our Time
New York * High Definition
National Baseball Hall of Fame: Home Base
Cooperstown, NY* High Definition

Walker Art Center: Creative Catalyst
Minneapolis, MN * High Definition

Boston Childrenšs Museum: Mind Over Matter
Boston, MA* High Definition
Riches, Rivals and Radicals
100 Years of Museums in America


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