Larry Daley descobre que a tábua egípcia que faz os objectos do museu ganharem vida está a ficar danificada e a perder o seu poder. Para tentar salvar os seus amigos, vai a Londres pedir a orientação do faraó, que está em exposição no Museu Britânico.
Quando os moradores do museu e amigos de Larry são embalados e levados para os arquivos do Instituto Smithsonian, a tábua egípcia mágica vai com eles. Disto resultarão problemas, pois no Smithsonian encontra-se o irmão cruel de Ahkmenrah, que quer usar a tábua para formar um exército de mortos-vivos.
Aos doze anos de idade, T.S. Spivet é um garoto superdotado, apaixonado por cartografia. Quando ele ganha um prêmio científico prestigioso, o garoto decide abandonar sua família em Montana para atravessar sozinho aos Estados Unidos, até chegar a Washington. O único problema é que o júri não sabe que o vencedor ainda é uma criança.
Some of them move. Others make noise. One weighs in at 700 pounds. Collectively, they represent the future of contemporary craft. Go behind the scenes of the "40 under 40: Craft Futures" exhibition, featuring traditional and non-traditional works of decorative art created by the top 40 American craft artists under the age of 40. Observe this wildly creative and diverse exhibition, assembled for the 40th anniversary of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery, and witness the challenges and rewards of bringing together 40 unique artists at the top of their craft.
The grand opening dedication ceremony of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
In 2018 Japan’s NHK television network was given unprecedented access to the Freer Gallery of Art’s collection of works by Katsushika Hokusai so they could film the details of paintings using a state-of-the-art 8K video camera. The resulting documentary is hosted by actor Iura Arata and features commentary from the James Ulak, former curator at the National Museum of Asian Art, and Tim Clark, former curator at the British Museum. The film’s intended premiere in April 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic. We are proud to finally screen it. Explore masterpieces at a never-before-seen level of detail and enjoy new insights into the artist’s genius.
John Cohen, founding member of the ‘50s folk troupe the New Lost City Ramblers, started making films in order to bring together the two disciplines he was heavily active in: music and photography. The End of an Old Song brings us to North Carolina, and demonstrates the power of old English ballads sung with gusto while soused in a saloon.
Could Dracula have actually been a woman' In this fascinating investigation, archaeologists, historians, and forensic scientists uncover evidence that the legendary vampire was not modeled on a medieval count from Transylvania--but on the bizarre fate of a real 18th-century bohemian princess named Eleonore von Schwarzenberg.
It was announced today that a team of scholars has confirmed that a fourth century codex written in the ancient Egyptian Coptic language refers to the wife of Jesus. This is the first reference to Jesus being married that has been found in an ancient text, and while it is not evidence of the historical Jesus, it suggests some early Christians believed Jesus had a wife. Dr. Karen King, the Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School, unveiled her findings today at the Tenth International Congress of Coptic Studies in Rome.
Welcome to Yellowstone, America's oldest and largest national park. Lose yourself in the majestic landscapes that serve as a giant natural laboratory, with over three million geysers, fifty species of mammals, and three hundred species of birds.