Series synopsis
Museum Secrets is a Canadian documentary television series that premiered on History on January 6, 2011. It ended on May 2, 2013. It stars Colm Feore.
Museum Secrets combines surprising discoveries about things we all recognize with amazing revelations about things we’ve never seen before. Every episode travels to one of the world’s top museums to tell the stories of six irreplaceable artifacts. For each of these treasures the series myth-busts familiar legends with cutting edge research and technology, and uncovers a fascinating secret. The 22 museums featured in the series are renowned for their rich collections, stunning architecture, and t ...
Premise
Museum Secrets combines surprising discoveries about things we all recognize with amazing revelations about things we’ve never seen before. Every episode travels to one of the world’s top museums to tell the stories of six irreplaceable artifacts. For each of these treasures the series myth-busts familiar legends with cutting edge research and technology, and uncovers a fascinating secret. The 22 museums featured in the series are renowned for their rich collections, stunning architecture, and the prominent roles they have played in the history of art, culture, research and human achievement.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Colm Feore as Narrator
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | ||
| Season 1 | 6 | January 6, 2011 | February 10, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 8 | January 12, 2012 | March 22, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 8 | March 28, 2013 | May 2, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Inside the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto From a medieval hand-grenade to an extremely rare dinosaur, discover the secrets inside the Royal Ontario Museum. |
January 6, 2011 |
| 2 |
Inside the Natural History Museum, London From Darwin's original specimens to a lost workshop that inspired James Bond, discover the secrets of Britain's Natural History Museum. |
January 13, 2011 |
| 3 |
Inside the Louvre, Paris From murdered kings to stolen masterpieces, discover the secrets inside the Louvre. |
January 20, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Inside the Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul From assassins who plot to poison a Sultan to bitter enemies who sign the world's first peace treaty, discover the secrets inside the Topkapi Palace Museum. |
January 12, 2012 |
| 2 |
Inside the American Museum of Natural History, New York City From a dinosaur embryo that solves a murder mystery to a spacecraft catching a comet's tail, discover the secrets inside the American Museum of Natural History. |
January 19, 2012 |
| 3 |
Inside the Imperial War Museum, London From Churchill risking his life in the Blitz to 21st Century soldiers who become invisible, discover the secrets inside the Imperial War Museum. |
January 26, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Inside the Palacio Real, Madrid From a clock that runs on witchcraft to a 21st Century king who outfoxes a fascist, discover the secrets inside the Palacio Real. |
March 28, 2013 |
| 2 |
Inside the Israel Museum, Jerusalem From a scientist who recreates the crucifixion to an ancient amulet that proves Star Trek's Spock is Jewish, discover the secrets inside the Israel Museum. |
March 21, 2013 |
| 3 |
Inside the Uffizi Gallery, Florence From a famous artist who vanished to a traitorous Nazi who saved the day, discover the secrets inside the Uffizi Gallery. |
April 4, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | History |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 6, 2011 |
| Last aired | May 2, 2013 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:00:00 |