Michael Wright Reveals His Replica of The Ancient Atikythera Mechanism
Coming up tonight on Museum Secrets: Inside the National Archaeological Museum of Athens on History Television Canada, we delve into the story of a deep sea dive in the Aegean Sea in 1901 that led to the discovery of a mysterious object that was under the sea for 2000 years!
View our behind the scenes photos, from the story of the Atikythera Mechanism
How old are the oldest artifacts at the AMNH? - Older than the Earth!
Just when you think you may have seen the world’s oldest fossil at the American Museum of Natural History, you’ll discover several meteorites housed there that are even older than the Earth itself. They’re part of a cosmic mystery that we investigate on the show, which holds clues to how life began on Earth.
Learn how NASA and AMNH researchers set out to bring part of a comet down to Earth on Museum Secrets: Inside the American Museum of Natural History on History Television this Thursday.
Watch NASA’s video now, before you watch Museum Secrets on Thursday night!
Behind the Scenes at the Black Square Shoot
While shooting Museum Secrets: Inside the State Hermitage Museum, which broadcasts this Thursday on History Television at 10 PM ET/PT, Director David Langer took us on a tour. The team was at the Hermitage to film the mysterious painting, The Black Square, and in this video we’re using replicas to create an interesting effect on film, at a studio in Toronto.
Museum Secrets Nominated for 2 History Makers Awards
Museum Secrets has been selected in this year’s History Makers Awards, which recognizes the very best in History, Current Affairs and Non-Fiction programming, across TV and digital platforms. We’re in the running for Best Interactive Production and Most Innovative Production.
Vlog: How do scientists preserve DNA for the future?
At the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), their mission is to preserve and collect the full range of biodiversity, which translates into millions of the world’s creatures. AMNH museum curators have pioneered methods to preserve DNA specimens using giant vats of stainless steal that are filled with liquid nitrogen.
Join Museum Secrets Producer Stephen Milton at the AMNH as he descends into the basement to tell us more in this video.
