Museum Access 500s

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Museum Access 500s

Each Museum Access episode includes travel, history, education and most of all fun!

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Join host Leslie Mueller as she explores more of America’s top museums in Season 5 of MUSEUM ACCESS. From an underground zinc mine to the streets of Paris at the turn of the century to the universe in 3D, there’s something for everyone this season. As always, Leslie talks to the experts for a unique ‘behind-the-scenes’ peek in each episode and continues to focus on the adventure of learning. Curious kiddos will love seeing the ‘fun’ side of mathematics with a square wheeled tricycle. Life-long learners will enjoy the decades long journey to the United States of a world class masterpiece that was seized by the Nazis during WWII. For our sports minded viewers, the episode on sailing brings you on board competition sailboats for the ride of your life. This season also includes 2 very special episodes from past shows that were viewer favorites. ‘’The Best of America’ salutes our country in the air, on the seas and below the oceans and ‘The Best of World History’ bring us to Egypt, China and Italy.

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501 – MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM – French posters of Jules Cheret. Design of exhibit space

Join host Leslie Mueller on the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI at the breathtaking Milwaukee Art Museum. Stroll down the streets of Paris at a very special exhibition of posters by French artist Jules Cheret. Learn how this ‘Father of the Poster’ impacted everyday Parisians at the end of the 19^th century through his striking posters. Then join Leslie behind-the-scenes in the design area to learn how the design team transformed the gallery spaces into the streets of Paris creating an extraordinary experience for museum guests.

502 – ‘THE BEST OF AMERICA’ – USS Intrepid / WWII- Wings of Freedom / U-505 German Submarine

Revisit 3 of our most popular episodes saluting America with host Leslie Mueller in this special ‘Best of America’ episode. Tour the WWII German U-505 submarine and learn about its’ historical capture, unlocking German technology that curbed that dramatically reduced loss of allied ships. Next, explore American aviation history and the WWII B-24 bomber. Go onboard and take flight in this mighty heavy bomber as she soars over the CT coastline. Then join Leslie on the flight deck of the WWII USS Intrepid aircraft carrier. Visit the space pavilion to see the Space Shuttle Enterprise and see a Blue Angels aircraft close in the on-board restoration area.

503 – NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS, NYC –Interactive math related exhibits

Join host Leslie Mueller in NYC at the National Museum of Mathematics, the only museum dedicated to math in North America. From square wheeled tricycles and twisted thruways to motionscape and formula morphing exhibits and many more interactive exhibits. ‘MOMATH’ reveals the wonders of math in our everyday lives. So who said mathematics can’t be fun?

504 – LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER, NJ – Live animals and 3D universe theatre

Join host Leslie Mueller near the Statue of Liberty in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ as she explores the spectacular Liberty Science Center. See the incredible live animal collection including 2 resident snakes, a sassy parrot, the giant aquarium and go ‘behind-the-scenes’ in the largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere at its’ opening, where visitors experience distant galaxies in the 89’ full dome theatre.

505 – ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO – Georges Seuret, Pointillism and conservation area

Join host Leslie Mueller in the heart of Chicago at the worldrenowned Art Institute. Study the George Seuret masterpiece, ‘The Isle of La Grande Jatte’ and the painting technique he pioneered called pointillism. Then go ‘behind-the-scenes’ to see how this iconic painting was reframed not only to enhance the painting bute also to enhance the viewers experience with this beloved masterpiece.

506 – THE SAILING MUSEUM, RI – Hands on Sailing exhibits / Herreshoff, Museum marine boatyard

Join host Leslie Mueller at the Sailing Museum on the waterfront in Newport, RI. Learn the basics of sailing, the making of a sailor and more in this very interactive museum. Set sail with Leslie as she navigates a racing boat at the virtual tiller exhibit, and see what it’s really like to be part of a sailing team on deck a racing yacht. Then join us at the nearby Herreshoff Marine Museum. Learn about the history of design, engineering and manufacturing of boats that took place on-site at Herreshoff Manufacturing. See their private model room and workshop and the spectacular Hall of Boats and the 75’ DEFIANT built in 1992 for the America’s Cup race.

507 – ‘THE BEST OF WORLD HISTORY’ – Temple of Dendur / Terra Cotta Warriors / DaVinci Machines

Join host Leslie Mueller as she visits 3 fan favorite museums in this special ‘Best of World History’ episode. We begin in the Egyptian wing of NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art at the Temple of Dendur. Learn how it came to the museum and how it was actually cleaned in place.

Next stop is China as we learn about the incredible Terra Cotta Warriors exhibition hosted by the Field Museum in Chicago. These larger-than-life figures stood guard over the China’s first emperor in his tomb for centuries until they were accidentally discovered by a farmer in his field. Next we visit Italy and the collection of machines designed by Leonardo da Vinci. This special exhibition traveling North America featured the drawings and models of many of da Vinci’s inventions including, the bicycle, the helicopter, double hulled boats, and winged gliders.

508 – THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION, RI – Golden Age of Illustration, Leyendecker, Rockwell, Wyeth Parrish, Gibson etc.

Join host Leslie Mueller as she explores the Golden Age of Illustration at the National Museum of American Illustration in beautiful Newport, RI. Step into the breathtaking Vernon Court, a Gilded Age mansion that houses a world class collection of American illustration. See how legendary illustrators like NC Wyeth, JC Leyendecker, Maxfield Parrish and Norman Rockwell provided a visual record of how we saw our social and cultural history at the time.

509 – STERLING HILL MINING MUSEUM, NJ – Fluorescent zinc minerals, tunnels and private pit

Join host Leslie Mueller as she visits an underground zinc mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey at The Sterling Hill Mining Museum. A National Historic Site and considered the florescent mineral capital of the world, this mine has 35 miles of tunnels. See where workers gathered each morning in the old mill building, visit an underground lake, see tunnels that glow with florescent zinc ore and see the nearby outdoor pit where a huge slab of fluorescent zinc ore was removed for permanent display at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC.

510 – THE NEUE GALLERIE & MUSEUM, NYC – Austrian & German art, Gustave Klimt, Christies, International Auction House – Restitution focus

Join host Leslie Mueller as she visits the Neue Galerie and Museum in NYC. The stunning mansion on 5^th Ave.’s Museum Mile focuses on 20thC German and Austrian art. See the decorative arts gallery and learn about the world famous painting, ‘Woman in Gold’ by Gustave Klimt, the revolutionary technique he used to create this masterpiece and it’s unusual journey from Vienna to its’ permanent home in NYC. Then join Leslie at CHRISITES auction house to learn more about the world of art restitution after WWII and today.

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