担任博物馆守卫的赖瑞（本·斯蒂勒饰），这次要带着他的博物馆老古董伙伴们改走国际化路线，在前两集中那块能让整个博物馆古物复活的神奇“复活黄金碑”正逐渐消失法力，赖瑞的小伙伴们即将面临再也无法复活的命运。为了抢救这块“复活黄金碑”，赖瑞与他的馆藏好友们必须踏出美国，前往伦敦大英博物馆求助法老王阿卡曼拉的父亲以解开这个谜团，并抢在黄金碑的神秘力量消逝前达成任务，但这趟冒险旅途却也意外地唤醒了更多古物，这些老古董远赴重洋来到英国街头，究竟会与地头蛇们闹出什么笑话？刺激惊险的旅程又会碰上什么难题？
由于在纽约自然历史博物馆担任警卫有出色表现，拉瑞（本•斯蒂勒 Ben Stiller 饰）出任某家电小公司的CEO，而且还在电视上接受了著名脱口秀主持人的访谈，儿子对他仰慕，爱情如影随形，一派春风得意的样子。不过，好景不长，当他故地重游，却意外发现馆长已经因为经营惨淡准备关门大吉了。所有的藏品正在装箱，准备挪到华盛顿的史密森博物馆继续展出。这让拉瑞感到有些气愤，他觉得自己有责任重振博物馆之雄风，于是他决定留下来再做一晚警卫，以唤起那些老朋友的共同努力。事实上，在搞定了罗斯福（罗宾•威廉斯 Robin Williams 饰）、林肯、拿破仑、伊凡雷帝和阿尔•卡邦等人之后，他遭遇了一个劲敌——邪恶的古埃及法老的卡门拉，二人在夜晚再度上演了博物馆的惊魂对决……
T.S. Spivet是个12岁的奇才，酷爱制图学和科学图解。有一天，史密森尼博物馆打电话给他说：享有盛誉的贝尔德奖授予了他，他也被邀请去做次演讲。不为人知的是，他决定乘运货的火车穿越美国去华盛顿。但那儿没有一个人料想到他只是个小孩儿。带着一个望远镜，4个圆规，和他曾曾祖母留给他的回忆，T.S.开始了他神秘的旅程，这旅程最终将让他明白这个世界是怎么运作的……各种笔记、地图和图纸掺杂在幽默而又无法抵抗的具有想象力的故事叙述之中。
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.