The Cultural History of Museums

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.

2022

Documentary·History·TV Movie

0h 51min

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Top Billed Cast

Marina Behnke
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dominique Poulot
Self - Art Historian
Andrea Meyer
Self - Art Historian
Veronika Sandbichler
Self - Art Historian
Pablo von Frankenberg
Self - Museum Curator
Wolfgang M. Heckl
Self - Deutsches Museum Director
Virginie Picon-Lefèbvre
Self - Architect
Chiara Parisi
Self - Centre Pompidou-Metz Director
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Self (archive footage)
Oskar von Miller
Self - Deutsches Museum Founder (archive footage)

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