| Description |
7 videodiscs (approximately 22 hr., 30 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Language |
In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
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English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo. |
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Title from container. |
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Program content: c2001-c2012. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Videographer, Mark Moore ; photography, Jim Fortier ... [et al.] ; editors, Al Abronski ... [et al.] ; music, Irvin Mayfield ... [et al.]. |
| Performer |
Narrators, Wendell Pierce ... [et al.]. |
| Summary |
Celebrate the world of museums with this award-winning series that opens the doors of the museum world to millions of viewers and discover why fact is even more fascinating than fiction. |
| Contents |
disc 1. New Orleans : a living museum of music (c2010) ; The National Music Museum : America's shrine to music (c2003) ; Institute of Texan cultures : behind the lone star (c2003) ; The Charleston Museum : America's first museum (c2002) ; The Delta Blues Museum : the blues lives on! (c2002) ; The DuSable Museum of African-American History : American soul (c2002) -- disc 2. The National Baseball Hall of Fame : home base (c2006) ; Ellis Island Immigration Museum : face of America (c2002) ; Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian : native voice (c2003) ; National D-day Museum : triumph of the spirit (c2003) ; The Library of Congress : volumes to speak (c2003) ; Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum : water ways (c2002) -- disc 3. Molly Brown House Museum : the unsinkable (c2002) ; Colorado History Museum : crossroads of culture (c2002) ; California Surf Museum : proudly we wave (c2002) ; Autry Museum of Western Heritage : spirit of the West (c2002) ; The National Museum of Racing : horse power (c2003) -- disc 4. The Metropolitan Museum of Art : a world of art (c2004) ; The Museum of Modern Art : in our time (c2006) ; George Eastman House : picture perfect (c2003) ; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum : collective vision (c2003) -- disc 5. China : West meets East at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (c2008) ; The great Museums of Havana : curious about Cuba (c2008) ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts : art gets a start in America (c2002) ; National Museum of Women in the arts : a woman's touch (c2002) -- disc 6. An acquiring mind : Philippe de Montebello and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (c2009) ; Riches, rivals & radicals : 100 years of museums in America (c2006) ; The Walker Art Center : creative catalyst (c2006) ; Morris Museum of Art : the art of the south (c2002) -- disc 7. The Smithsonian National Zoo : wild thing! (c2008) ; The Franklin Institute : wonderland of science (c2004) ; The Boston Children's Museum : mind over matter (c2006) ; The Whale Museum : science at sea (c2003) ; New York City Fire Museum : trial by fire (c2002) ; The Henry Ford : made in America (c2004) ; California State Railroad Museum : binding ties (c2003). |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Subject |
Museums -- United States -- Videodiscs.
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Museums -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Doyle, Marc.
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Doyle, Chesney Blankenstein.
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Pierce, Wendell.
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Great Museums (Firm)
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Echo Pictures.
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American Public Television.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Great museums (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781608837588 |
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1608837580 |
| Standard No. |
841887017619 |
| Music No. |
GMUS600.1 PBS |
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GMUS600.2 PBS |
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GMUS600.3 PBS |
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GMUS600.4 PBS |
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GMUS600.5 PBS |
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GMUS600.6 PBS |
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GMUS600.7 PBS |
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