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Museums
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Museums.
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Video playlists about Museums
7 talks
A trip to the museum
Wandering a museum hall can whisk you off to another time, leave you in awe of an artist or teach you something new about our natural world. Enjoy these talks about museums.
16 talks
Objects of desire
An iconic painting. An ancient manuscript. A cylinder with 2600 years of history. Learn about artifacts and images that have intrigued humans for centuries, and why we find them so alluring.
Talks about Museums
04:52
Jim Chuchu
Why are stolen African artifacts still in Western museums?
4 minutes 52 seconds
21:12
Honor Harger
How museums help communities heal
21 minutes 12 seconds
21:08
Anne Pasternak
The transformative role of art during the pandemic
21 minutes 8 seconds
10:58
Amanda Schochet
How bumble bees inspired a network of tiny museums
10 minutes 58 seconds
12:09
Ariana Curtis
Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary
12 minutes 9 seconds
12:49
Amy Herman
A lesson on looking
12 minutes 49 seconds
12:52
Chip Colwell
Why museums are returning cultural treasures
12 minutes 52 seconds
10:11
Nora Atkinson
Why art thrives at Burning Man
10 minutes 11 seconds
11:47
Chance Coughenour
How your pictures can help reclaim lost history
11 minutes 47 seconds
14:51
Amit Sood
Every piece of art you've ever wanted to see -- up close and searchable
14 minutes 51 seconds
17:23
Elizabeth Lev
The unheard story of the Sistine Chapel
17 minutes 23 seconds
12:57
Luke Syson
How I learned to stop worrying and love "useless" art
12 minutes 57 seconds
15:25
Jake Barton
The museum of you
15 minutes 25 seconds
18:28
Paola Antonelli
Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA
18 minutes 28 seconds
16:19
Thomas P. Campbell
Weaving narratives in museum galleries
16 minutes 19 seconds
14:36
William Noel
Revealing the lost codex of Archimedes
14 minutes 36 seconds
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