Stories from the Vaults
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200730 Min.Beendet

Stories from the Vaults

Sender:Smithsonian Channel

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S02E07 - "Villains and Rogues"

Ausgestrahlt am Aug 23, 2009, 4:00 PM

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Beschreibung

Ever wonder what's hiding behind the scenes of America's most renowned museum complex? Find out as host Tom Cavanagh ("Ed") takes you on an entertaining insider's tour of the private rooms, high-tech vaults, and cutting edge labs of the Smithsonian Institution, revealing some of the amazing artifacts and rarely seen treasures that visitors can't see. Follow along as Tom uncovers the history of each object-its origins, how it's being preserved and studied, and what it might tell us.

Details

Status
Beendet
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
30 min
Erstausstrahlung
September 3, 2007
Beendet
August 23, 2009

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Episoden (2 Staffeln · 14 Episoden)

Let's Eat!

Join host Tom Cavanagh as he goes behind the scenes at the Smithsonian to cook Native American dishes with the executive chef of Mitsitam Cafe.

Jul 12, 2009

27 Min.

Top Secret

Spies, missiles and the Hope Diamond. Unlock the mysteries hidden inside the Smithsonian vaults with host Tom Cavanagh.

Jul 19, 2009

27 Min.

Nature's Vault

Tom Cavanagh takes you to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Follow him as he tracks sloths, searches for clues to the creation of the Panamanian Isthmus, and rises 16 stories in a crane to research bug life atop the rainforest.

Jul 26, 2009

27 Min.

Crystal Ball

Tom taps into the Smithsonian's vaults and labs to gaze into the future...as we envisioned it in the 1930s and as we look forward today. First, Tom visits the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum to examine designers' visions of tomorrow via the 1939 World's Fair collection. Then, he heads to Panama to talk to scientists helping to preserve the future of the tropical rainforest.

Aug 2, 2009

27 Min.

Going, Going, Gone

Host Tom Cavanagh joins the Smithsonian on a mission of "extreme conservation" to protect the best aspects of our world for future generations. See the amazing amount of work that goes into saving animals from the brink of extinction, preserving a provocative work of art, or reviving a genre of music.

Aug 9, 2009

27 Min.

Sex 101

Research into sexuality is kicking at the Smithsonian. Explore the love letters of Jackson Pollock and Frida Kahlo, stories about "the birds and the bees," and laws of attraction between fiddler crabs.

Aug 16, 2009

27 Min.

Villains and Rogues

Host Tom Cavanagh takes on the bad guys and digs up some pretty incriminating evidence from the Smithsonian vaults. His investigation unearths photographic evidence from the Crime of the Century, new details on America's first "Lone Gunman": John Wilkes Booth, and creepy facts about everyone's favorite natural villain, the snake.

Aug 23, 2009

27 Min.

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