The Cultural History of Museums

May 3, 2022

0h 51m

★ 4.0

Overview

From the cabinets of curiosities created in Italy during the 16th century to the prestigious cultural institutions of today, a history of museums that analyzes the social and political changes that have taken place over the centuries.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Telekult

ARTE

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Marina Behnke

Self - Art Historian

Dominique Poulot

Self - Art Historian

Andrea Meyer

Self - Art Historian

Veronika Sandbichler

Self - Museum Curator

Pablo von Frankenberg

Self - Deutsches Museum Director

Wolfgang M. Heckl

Self - Architect

Virginie Picon-Lefèbvre

Self - Centre Pompidou-Metz Director

Chiara Parisi

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany

Self - Deutsches Museum Founder (archive footage)

Oskar von Miller

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