Inside Museums
Overview
Made during the Covid Pandemic when museums were closed to the public. A series of access-all-areas visits to inspiring collections in museums and galleries across the UK. A personal guided tour of the incredible, eclectic and moving treasures in their keeping.
Seasons
Season 1 (2020)
No overview available.
4 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: St Fagans National Museum of History
2020-10-12Cerys Matthews shares her passion for St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff to reveal a story of community spirit that spans millennia.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 2: Scottish National Gallery
2020-10-14Artist Lachlan Goudie visits the Scottish National Gallery to explore the relevance of a much-loved collection to the challenges we face today, in terms of family, community, nature and hope.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 3: Ulster Museum
2020-10-13Emma Dabiri uses artworks held in the Ulster Museum in Belfast to explore a different way of seeing the world – through the eyes of artists.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 4: Artemisia Gentileschi
2020-10-15A special access tour of the Artemisia Gentileschi blockbuster exhibition billed as Tarantino meets Caravaggio, a bloody tale of tragedy and triumph with a twist.
Runtime: 29 min
Season 2 (2022)
No overview available.
4 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Story of Slate
2022-04-04Huw Stephens learns about the history of the Welsh slate industry at the National Slate Museum in Llanberis.
Runtime: 28 minEpisode 2: Manchester’s Whitworth
2022-04-05Diana Ali revisits the Whitworth art gallery in Manchester to explore an eclectic collection that helped inspire her as an artist.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 3: Glasgow’s Treasure Palace
2022-04-06Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a place artist Lachlan Goudie has loved since he was a boy. He explores Glasgow’s most popular cultural jewel, home to thousands of treasures.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 4: Ulster’s Folk Wonders
2022-04-07Marie-Louise Muir discovers the beauty of everyday objects at the Ulster Folk Museum, found at homes in Northern Ireland at the turn of the century.
Runtime: 29 min